October 9, 2018 the Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church and society and the media V. R. Legoyda, spoke before the deputies of the State Duma.
The theme of the meeting was the Church schism in Ukraine, the current situation of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as well as interference in Church life of Ukraine of the representatives of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
In a meeting with the Chairman of Department on interrelations of the Church with society and the media attended by representatives of all parliamentary factions of the State Duma: Chairman of the Committee on civil society development issues, public and religious associations, S. A. Gavrilov, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Olga Timofeyeva, Chairman of financial market Committee A. G. Aksakov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on civil society development issues, public and religious associations D. F. Vyatkin, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on civil society development issues, public and religious associations I. K. Sukharev, first Deputy Chairman of the Committee on financial market I. B. Divinsky, first Deputy Chairman of Committee on Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots K. F. Zatulin, a member of the Committee on education and science, Chairman of the organizing Committee of the international March of the Immortal regiment N. G. Zemtsov, a member of the Committee on international Affairs Vladimir Milonov, a member of the Committee for control and Regulation V. G. Pozdnyakov, member of the Committee on civil society development issues, public and religious associations Alexander iltyakov, a member of the energy Committee Vladimir Zubarev, member of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots P. V. Sperow, a member of the culture Committee of S. B. Savchenko.
From the Synodal Department for Church and society and the media the meeting was also attended by first Deputy Chairman of the Department A.V. Shchipkov.