Quicksilver and arsenic were detected in the blood of the Superior of the Kyiv Cave Monastery and a deputy of the Kyiv City Council representing the Party of Regions, Archbishop Pavel (Lebed) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate.
“Some time ago, Bishop Pavel found himself in the intensive care. Then, he underwent treatment in Germany, where they detected quicksilver and arsenic in his blood, substances used for poisoning people in higher circles in the Middle Ages. The Bishop himself does not accuse anyone. He has just returned to Kyiv and, perhaps, we will report to the police,” said Vasyl Anisimov to the newspaper’s correspondent.
According to Church lobby interviews, there are people who wish Archbishop Pavel ill as there are many aspirants to his position associated with an honorary status and big money.
On 10 July, RISU’s Ukrainian-language web page posted Archbishop Pavel’s commentary, according to which he has no enemies and does not suspect any attempt on his life.