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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Philip Pullella

Ukraine church leader: No deal with Russia if they see us as colony

FILE PHOTO: Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Church Sviatoslav Shevchuk disinfects the holy spoon for communion, as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a service at the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kiev, Ukraine March 22, 2020. Picture taken March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

The head of Ukraine's Byzantine-rite Catholic Church met Pope Francis on Monday and said there can be no dialogue with Russia as long as Moscow considered the neighbour it invaded a colony to be subjugated.

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk's trip to the Vatican was his first trip outside Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February. He said he prefers to remain in Kyiv to be close to the people despite the bombings and hardships.

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