Amsterdam & Partners LLP: Ukraine’s Ruling Party Displays Shocking Political Opportunism by Pursuing Church Ban on Day of Tragedy

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On January 25, just one day after a Russian plane was shot down carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, members of Ukraine’s Verkhona Rada said that they intend to move forward to pass a controversial bill aimed at banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The timing of the announcement, says Robert Amsterdam, represents “a shocking display of political opportunism on a day of national tragedy.” Amsterdam, whose law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP acts on behalf of t