It is reported that the prayers, in particular, said the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine Epiphanius, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Svyatoslav, the mufti of the spiritual department of the Muslims of Ukraine Ahmed Tamim, the head of the Kiev-Giytomir Catholic Church in Ukraine Vitaliy Krivitsky, the head of the All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists Valery Antonyuk, senior bishop of the Ukrainian Church of Christians of the Gospel Anatoly Kozachka, Supreme Crimean Mufti Auder Rustemov, representative of the Jewish religious organizations of Ukraine Abraham Elimelech Blyich.
The OP noted that representatives of foreign religious organizations, in particular, the American pastor-evangelist Mark Burns, who are called the personal spiritual adviser of US President Donald Trump, also took part in the prayer for Ukraine.
“The Holy Fathers prayed for the world, freedom and prosperity of Ukraine, the blessing for the Ukrainian people, the liberation of the prisoners and the healing of the wounded, for the strength and support for Ukrainian defenders,” the message said.
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Time calls 45-year-old Burns one of the most noticeable pastors supporting Trump. He is a television producer, together with his wife and six children, leads church television tederals.
According to MSNBS, Berns tried in 2024, but could not get into Congress, although Trump publicly supported him.
On March 31, 2025, Berns visited Ukraine, the chief rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman said. Religious figures arrived together in Buch, Irpen and Borian in the Kyiv region, who became places of Russian war crimes at the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine and were released three years ago. “He, with his own eyes, saw the consequences of the crimes of the Russian army against the civilian population of Ukraine and personally heard the memories of the witnesses who survived this terrible occupation … what he saw deeply struck him – he did not hide pain, indignation and sincere sympathy,” Asman wrote.
On May 16, Trump's confessor said that Russia should be held accountable for the war crimes committed. He also called Putin a war criminal.
Berns wrote on August 23 that he was leaving South Korea and headed for Ukraine. The next day, he took part in the celebrations on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine in Kyiv and was awarded the Order “For Merits” of the III degree.
