The Kyiv Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\nBurns says his stay in Ukraine significantly changed his opinion, despite the fact that he had previously been one of the most ardent opponents of supporting Ukraine.<\/p>\n
” When you hear these atrocities\u2026 It changed my perspective significantly. I now believe that supporting Ukraine is America first,” he said.<\/p>\n
The pastor emphasized that with his support for Ukraine, he is not dealing a blow to Donald Trump, but is rather trying to appeal to those “who, like me, have been brainwashed by fake news media about Ukraine.”<\/p>\n
In particular, he mentioned that Ukraine is allegedly destroying ministries, calling it a \u201cbold-faced lie.\u201d According to him, spiritual leaders of all religious denominations have assured him that there is a right to freedom of religion in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was on the ground, and you’re talking to these people, and once you see the atrocities at the hands of the Russians, politics goes out the window,\u201d Burns said, adding that he paid for his visit to Ukraine himself and no one brought him there intentionally, with the hope that he would deliver their message.<\/p>\n
He denounced Russian leader Vladimir Putin as \u201cpure evil\u201d and rejected the thoughts about ending support for Ukraine, which he himself had previously shared.<\/p>\n
\u201c When you’re on the ground in Ukraine, and you’re seeing the devastation, and you’re seeing the tears, and you’re seeing the soldiers who are on the ground, they don’t want money from America \u2014 they want ammunition. They need the tools to protect their homeland. They were invaded,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Burns arrived in Ukraine on March 31, visiting Bucha and meeting with Ukrainian politicians and religious figures.<\/p>\n
Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman, who accompanied Trump\u2019s advisor to Bucha, said that what he saw there \u201cdeeply struck him \u2014 he did not hide his pain, indignation and sincere sympathy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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