Currently, one of the main focuses of the Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko is the eviction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Moscow Patriarchate from the Pechersk Hills in central Kyiv. He still believes that the UOC leadership can leave the premises of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery in a "civilized" manner. And he speaks cautiously about the forcible scenario.

"This is an issue of religion, it concerns the state's management of its own property," the minister assures LIGA.net.

During the interview with LIGA.net, Tkachenko revealed why the news story about former president Petro Poroshenko aired on 1+1 TV channel during the national telethon program is not a hit piece, how many more potential "draft dodgers" Ukrainian society can get, and whether the era of "crazy weddings" in Ukrainian cinemas will end.

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Culture MinistryOleksandr TkachenkochurchUOCKyiv-Pechersk LavraUOC-MP