▁the ▁U OC - MP , ▁ 5 6 ▁had ▁returned ▁the ▁inv itation ▁for ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁they ▁had ▁received . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December , ▁Mak ari y , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁U A OC , ▁declared ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁to ▁Radio ▁Liber ty ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁demand ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁he ▁( M ak ari y ) ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁un ited ▁Ukrain ian ▁church . ▁Mak ari y ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁had ▁demanded ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁to ▁Fil aret , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁ ▁and ▁Metro plit an ▁S ime on , ▁both ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP , ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁which ▁absol ved ▁them ▁of ▁any ▁san ction ▁im posed ▁by ▁any ▁church . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁St . ▁Soph ia ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁K iev , ▁with ▁thousands ▁people ▁waiting ▁outside ▁the ▁c athedral , ▁in ▁the ▁St ▁Sof ia ▁Square . ▁The ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁website ▁P rav da ▁published ▁online ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁project ▁of ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁un ited ▁Ukrain ian ▁church , ▁however ▁this ▁version ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁had ▁draft ed ▁during