▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁E pi ph any ▁( D umen ko ), ▁currently ▁offic ing ▁as ▁" Met ropol itan " ▁and ▁" pat ri arch al ▁deput y " ▁in ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁and ▁prot ég é ▁of ▁Fil aret , ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁un ited ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁church . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁November , ▁Fil aret ' s ▁supposed ▁letter ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Z NA J . ua ; ▁in ▁this ▁supposed ▁letter , ▁Fil aret ▁alleg edly ▁decl ares ▁that ▁he ▁with d rew ▁his ▁candid acy ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁November , ▁at ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁President ▁Por os hen ko , ▁a ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁epis cop ate ▁of ▁U OC - MP ▁and ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁K iev . ▁The ▁U OC - MP ▁refused ▁to ▁meet ▁Por os hen ko ▁at ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁House , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁meet ▁Por os hen ko ▁at ▁the ▁K iev ▁Pe ch ers k ▁Lav ra ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP , ▁and ▁immediately ▁not ified ▁Por os hen ko ▁of ▁it ; ▁Por os hen ko ▁refused ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁Pe ch ers k ▁Lav ra , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁meet ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁at ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁House . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁U OC