“Of course, all cultural monuments must be respected and protected. However, the Lavra is not merely a historical site. The Lavra is a place of prayer
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“Only monks may be buried at a monastery, and the Lavra is not a museum site but a place of worship
“This is the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. It has always been an Orthodox shrine, and it remains one. There can be no politics in such things. And no ‘Russian World,’
“The Lavra is a place of strength. It is a thousand-year-old center for the development of Ukrainian culture, art, diplomacy, science, and political thought. That is why every Kyiv resident and every Ukrainian feels their roots here
“the protection of the Holy Places concerns not only Christian shrines but also the religious sites of other faiths
“I see the Lavra in the same way – if a cemetery is ever established on its grounds, only monks may be buried there, not laypeople.
“The Lavra should be... put in order, everything that has been in decline for many, many years should be restored.
“the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra remains an Orthodox shrine beyond politics and the “Russian World.”
“the concept of the “Russian World” does not apply to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and that the monastery remains a shrine beyond politics.