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The Ecumenical Patriarchate claims that the
so-called "interview" of Patriarch Bartholomew for the Pro-Russian media
outlet strana.ua is a fake.
This was reported by Channel 5 citing the statement made by Constantinople.
“On July 28, the Pro-Russian
propagandist website strana.ua published material PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW’S INTERVIEW WITH STRANA.UA IS A FAKE, - ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE with contradictory
statements about both Saint Sophia and the provision of Tomos of
autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” the media notes.
“Strana” has stated that the Ecumenical
Patriarch allegedly gave an "interview" to an employee of the media
during his recent visit to the island of Tenedos. However, the press
service of the Patriarchate has denied that Bartholomew had a
conversation with any media at all at this time.
“The Patriarch did not give any
interview during his stay on the island of Tenedos, either in the form
of a statement or in the form of short comments on the issues of this
particular or any media. It is true that the mentioned Ukrainian lady
and her family addressed the Ecumenical Patriarch and introduced herself
as a journalist, and asked for an interview. Still, the Ecumenical
Patriarch politely refused,” Bartholomew's office stresses.
