“We are facing a full-scale escalation between Russia and the collective West, and in this escalation Ukraine is only the part of the full panorama of different threats and tensions,” said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

“Consequently, this Ukrainian crisis, despite affecting Ukraine itself, affects the whole world as well,” he added. “We hope that through prayer and international support we can say loudly, ‘No to violence and war!’”