US President Donald Trump surrounded by religious leaders for the Day of Prayer on May 1. In yellow is Pastor Paula White-Kane, far right is Pastor Mark Burns Photo Getty Images
After Donald Trump returned to power in the US, Ukrainian political elites, advocacy and lobby groups began to pay more attention to religious arguments in building relations with America and conservative Americans. How does this work?
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At the end of August, the Mystetsky Arsenal in Kyiv was packed. Over 1,200 representatives of the Ukrainian political elite, religious leaders, military personnel, and high-ranking guests from the United States gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast under the patronage of the president. Among them was Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump's special representative for Ukraine.
“Never give up! Supporting Ukraine is America First !” – almost shouted on the sidelines into the media cameras Pastor Mark Burns, who calls himself “Trump’s pastor.” This is his third visit to Ukraine in the last four months. On the eve of the prayer breakfast, Burns received the Order of Merit from President Volodymyr Zelensky during the Independence Day celebration.
