His Holiness Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret visited the NATO HQ on 22 of April 2015 where he met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow. This visit was the first high-level contact between the Ukrainian Church and NATO.
The main topics of the meeting were the situation in Ukraine, resistance to the aggression and hybrid war unleashed by the Russian Federation against our country.
Special attention was paid to the role of the church in curbing of the aggressor and how to persuade him to act in compliance with the principles of international law and good neighborliness.
During the meeting, NATO confirmed its support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and assured that will continue to provide practical assistance to strengthen the defense of our country.