Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to RussiaKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Friday banned the activities of religious organizations “affiliated with centers of influence” in Russia and said it would examine the links between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches.Zelenskyy’s decree additionally provided for examining the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, one of two Orthodox bodies in Ukraine following a schism that in 2019 resulted in the establishment of one with independence from the Russian church.Ukrainian officials suspect the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is promoting pro-Russian views and that some priests may be actively collaborating with Russia.Moscow Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has justified Russia’s war in Ukraine as part of a “metaphysical struggle” to prevent a liberal ideological encroachment from the West.Ukrainian engineers scramble to keep mobile phones workingUkraine says animals' eyes sent to some of its embassiesRussia rejects pullout from Ukraine as condition for talksEuropean security org faces existential crisis at meetingThe UOC declared its independence from Moscow in May over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."