Inauguration Day began with a prayer service at Kyiv's ancient Monastery of the Caves, led by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. He stirred controversy among many Ukrainians of other faiths who resented Kirill's presence as meddling in the internal affairs of their country. In an allusion to Ukraine's linguistic and cultural divide, Mr. Yanukovych said people usually tend to politicize certain spiritual matters when they find themselves in a state of perpetual financial instability.