In his position, the only question that matters is, not whether he's a patriot, but if he's a Christian. If he is, the rest doesn't matter. And if he isn't, the rest doesn't matter.
I have nothing good to say about this "canonical" KGB outfit. I'm still fighting with my cousin who decided to marry in that church (happened to be the only church in the village).
==Must be a genuine Ukrainian patriot (sarcasm)==
You wrongly think that only Ukranian patriots who are anti-russian. Luckily most of Ukrainians think different. Metropolitan Vladimir's patriotism is in consolidation of Russia and Ukraine.
According to you logic Putin should not work to enhance the church and Christian morality in the former Soviet Union?