Two weeks ago, President Trump falsely claimed Ukraine started the war with Russia and called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator. Last week, he and Vice President Vance quarreled with Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Victor Selepina, born in Ukraine and a deacon with the new House of Prayer Evangelical Church in Lexington, which has a predominantly Ukrainian congregation, said the cutoff in military aid wasn’t much of a surprise.
“Given the latest developments, I don't think I was as surprised, or we were as surprised that we could have been, let's say, few months ago or a year ago, but yeah, it's unfortunate. It's unfortunate that it's happening. I don't think it's a good time for that to take place, but it's politics, I assume.”
Selepina said he’s been thinking of a famous Cold War-era quote from another president:
“Reagan once said that Soviet Union, and I would say modern day Russia, is the evil empire. And I believe that, you know, although the empire fell apart, I don't think the evil ever left.”
Selepina said despite his congregation’s concerns over loved ones in Ukraine, they’re establishing a private, Christian-based school for K through 8th-graders. After three years of war, he said he still strongly believes God is in control and the prayers of the people have not gone in vain.
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