U.S. President Donald Trump's non secular advisor, Pastor Mark Burns, arrived in Ukraine and visited cities in Kyiv Oblast liberated from Russian forces in 2022, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman stated on March 31.
Azman invited Burns to go to Bucha, Borodianka, and Irpin. Three years in the past, Russia's makes an attempt to encircle Kyiv failed after greater than a month of heavy preventing, with Moscow's troops retreating from the capital's outskirts.
A whole bunch of residents of the three cities had been discovered to have been tortured, raped, and executed by the Russian military.
"The conflict in Ukraine is greater than Democrats or Republicans, the Left or the Proper. Whether or not you dislike President Trump or President (Volodymyr) Zelensky, actual persons are dying right here," Burns stated on X.
Reflecting on his journey to Kyiv Oblast, Burns listed Russian conflict crimes, together with deported youngsters and raped ladies, executions of civilians and destruction of a number of church buildings.
Ukraine's high non secular leaders additionally advised him about Russia's systematic non secular persecution.
"But regardless of these horrors, Ukraine stands robust as a beacon of non secular freedom, welcoming all faiths," Burns stated.
The pastor stated that Ukrainian troopers on the entrance line "will not be asking for cash" however for extra weapons and fighter jets "to shoot down the drones that also hearth at civilian buildings, and killing individuals."
Ukraine has agreed to a U.S.-proposed full 30-day ceasefire, saying on March 11 that Kyiv is able to take such a step if Russia additionally agrees to the phrases. Thus far, Russia has refused, as an alternative trying to extract main concessions from the U.S. in alternate for partial ceasefire agreements.
Mark Burns is a televangelist and pastor of Harvest Reward & Worship Heart in South Carolina. He supported Donald Trump within the 2016 presidential election and was labeled by Time Journal as "Donald Trump's High Pastor."
"Pastor Burns is a person who has the flexibility to be heard the place massive choices are made. And I consider that the voice of fact from Ukraine might be delivered to the center of the brand new U.S. management," Azman stated.
Trump has adopted a extra vital stance towards Ukraine than his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. The brand new administration has quickly paused navy and intelligence assist for Kyiv whereas praising the U.S. president's supposedly heat relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kyiv IndependentMartin Fornusek