Franklin Graham meets with Zelenskyy in Berlin, offers prayer as Russia-Ukraine war escalates

Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, met Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy successful Berlin.

During their meeting, Graham offered prayers for Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump, seeking divine guidance for a way to bid successful the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

"Today I had the privilege to conscionable with President Zelenskyy and person supplication with him," Graham shared connected societal media. "I prayed for President Putin, I prayed for him [Zelenskyy], and I prayed for President Trump — that God would springiness them contented and that God would springiness them a way guardant for peace."

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Franklin Graham stock a speech during a gathering successful Berlin. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

The gathering coincided with the European Congress connected Evangelism, wherever Graham addressed implicit 1,000 Christian leaders from 55 countries. 

He emphasized the complexities of the war, stating, "These are precise difficult, and I judge lone God tin lick this."

Zelenskyy expressed gratitude for the humanitarian assistance provided by Samaritan’s Purse, including enactment for Ukrainian children, displaced individuals and aesculapian institutions. 

"We are precise grateful for the beardown enactment from the American people, the White House and President Trump," Zelenskyy said. "Thank you for your prayers and for helping people."

The gathering took spot against a backdrop of intensified Russian subject enactment successful Ukraine.

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A typical carries the Ukrainian emblem during a presumption astatine the European Congress connected Evangelism successful Berlin. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

Recent reports bespeak escalating Russian aerial and crushed assaults, with accrued usage of drones by some sides. Germany has announced plans to assistance Ukraine successful producing long-range missiles, marking a important deepening of enactment for Ukraine's defence industry.

Zelenskyy has projected a trilateral acme involving Trump and Putin to negociate an extremity to the hostilities.

Graham’s sojourn coincided with the European Congress connected Evangelism being held successful Berlin for the archetypal clip successful 25 years.

From Ukraine to the U.K. and Sweden to Spain, implicit 1,000 pastors and ministry leaders from crossed Europe person travel to the metropolis wherever Billy Graham erstwhile preached to state that they are "unashamed of the Gospel," echoing the words of Romans 1:16.

Franklin Graham speaks during the European Congress connected Evangelism successful Berlin. (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)

"There hasn’t been a gathering of this benignant since the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s legislature successful Amsterdam successful 2000," Graham said. "What a infinitesimal for Europe, and what a clip to boldly proclaim Christ."

The legislature marks a instrumentality to the roots of BGEA’s planetary evangelistic mission. 

In 1966, Billy Graham held the archetypal World Congress connected Evangelism successful Berlin, declaring the metropolis a level to scope the satellite with the connection of salvation.

Marc Van de Wouwer, a Belgian evangelist and retired national investigator, reflected connected his acquisition astatine the 2000 Amsterdam congress. 

"At the time, determination were precise fewer evangelists successful Belgium," helium said. "That lawsuit reignited my passion, and present I’m coming backmost to assistance put successful the adjacent generation."