For power to endure, it had to be sanctified.So why does Donald Trump want to bring peace to Ukraine?Not for NATO. Patriarch Kirill has called the Ukraine war a holy struggle. Evangelical pastor Rich Bitterman rebuked Trump’s remarks, saying "heaven isn’t earned through peace deals or popularity contests." Far-right bloggers like Robert Clifton Robinson wrote that Trump convening seven European leaders to discuss Ukraine peace sounded like the Seven-Year Treaty from the Book of Daniel. "That’s why his Ukraine peace plan isn’t just about geopolitics.

Source: The Times August 20, 2025 13:33 UTC