▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁"[ s ] an ctions ▁will ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁[ of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Patri arch ate ] ▁who ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁' Un ification ▁Council . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December , ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁syn od ▁declared ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁convey ed ▁by ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁P ari arch ate ▁as ▁un law ful . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Metropolitan ▁On uf ri y ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁answer ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ' s ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁and ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri ari arch ▁the ▁letter ▁of ▁conv ocation ▁he ▁had ▁received . ▁ ▁Un ification ▁council ▁ ▁Con v ocation ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁December , ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁declared ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December . ▁BBC ▁News ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁council ▁would ▁last ▁one ▁day ▁and ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁sources ▁in ▁Constantin ople , ▁said ▁council ▁would ▁effectively ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Arch bishop ▁Clement , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP , ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁would ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁this ▁un ification ▁council . ▁Also ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December , ▁coun sel or ▁of ▁Por os hen cko , ▁Rost is lav ▁Pav len ko , ▁declared ▁that ▁the