"Folks simply will not watch an Orthodox patriarch flout canon like he's the Bishop of Rome and not speak up."
Perhaps; that's the job of the People of God. The GOA did exactly that here within the past 10 years. And it looks like the assembled representatives gave a similar slap to Moscow at Belgrade.
Don't ever trust hierarchs, Kawaii, no matter what language they speak. The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops.
There are those who'd suggest that Orthodoxy is near independant of meddlesome bishops to begin with, though that's not what I'm worried about.
If there is a canon which states a Patriarch must ask another Patriarch before moving a priest or bishop from his jurisdiction to another that should be followed, and I don't see much of a difference between making modifications to the creed without a council and moving a bishop between Patriarchates outside of canon without holding some council to identify why.