Despite recognizing the spiritual authority of the Moscow Patriarchate over Ukraine, they considered this authority suspended as long as the patriarch was under Soviet control. At the same time, the bishops rejected the idea of Ukraine being the canonical territory of the Polish Orthodox Church, although the Polish Orthodox Metropolitan Dionysius continued to claim jurisdiction over the Western Ukrainian territories formerly controlled by Poland between the World Wars.
Despite recognizing the spiritual leadership of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine, they considered this authority temporarily suspended as long as the patriarch was under Soviet control. At the same time, the bishops did not accept that Ukraine was part of the canonical territory of the Polish Orthodox Church, although Metropolitan Dionysius of the Polish Orthodox continued to claim jurisdiction over Western Ukrainian areas that were once controlled by Poland during the interwar years.