Religious Freedom in Wartime: The Case of Ukraine - A Panel Discussion

The panelists will discuss religious freedom in wartime, particularly the case of contemporary Ukraine. They will focus on the recently adopted and controversial Ukrainian law concerning religious organizations with ties to a hostile state - which is generally understood as targeting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate. The presenters will deal with the political context, social expectations, and populism; how the issue affects Russian Orthodox outside Ukraine, particularly in the United States; and both domestic and international legal considerations of human rights, the rule of law, and Europe-Ukraine relations. The presentations will be in English. They will be followed by a discussion among the presenters, after which they will entertain questions from the public.