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Joel Rosenberg: The Faith of Ukraine | The Rosenberg Report

September 3, 2025 | 28:55

Joel Rosenberg: The Faith of Ukraine | The Rosenberg Report
Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins Joel Rosenberg to discuss the war in Ukraine.
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The Rosenberg Report | Joel Rosenberg: The Faith of Ukraine | The Rosenberg Report | September 3, 2025
  • Tonight on the rosenberg report,
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  • Joel takes you to ukraine,
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  • To the vortex of the biggest and bloodiest land
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  • War on the planet since world war two.
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  • For an exclusive sit down interview
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  • With ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky
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  • After his recent meetings at the white house,
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  • Why is zelensky so optimistic that president trump
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  • Is the one leader who just might be able to broker
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  • An end to the horrific war vladimir putin triggered?
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  • Three and a half years ago, a war that has killed
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  • Or wounded more than 1.4 million people.
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  • How many ukrainian churches and christian pastors
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  • And priests has putin bombed and murdered during this war?
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  • And why did zelensky, who's the first jewish president
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  • In ukraine's history, just hosted
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  • The largest prayer breakfast his country has ever had
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  • With evangelical, orthodox and catholic believers?
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  • All this, and much more tonight
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  • On a very special wartime edition of the rosenberg report.
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  • When russian president vladimir putin went to alaska
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  • For that summit, that peace summit
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  • With president donald trump, putin promised,
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  • He assured trump
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  • That he was ready to make serious concessions
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  • For peace with ukraine.
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  • After this three and a half year war
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  • In which russia invaded ukraine unprovoked,
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  • Unwarranted, illegally and brutally on february 24th, 2022,
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  • Putin said he was ready to make serious concessions for peace.
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  • But what did putin do immediately
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  • Upon returning to moscow?
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  • He unleashed a wave of ballistic missile
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  • And suicide drone attacks all over ukraine,
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  • Not just at military targets, but at civilian targets.
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  • Also. and overnight.
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  • While i'm here in kyiv, in the capital city of ukraine,
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  • To have an exclusive interview with vladimir zelensky,
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  • Putin ordered a massive attack against all of ukraine,
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  • But particularly against the capital.
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  • Ballistic missiles, suicide drones.
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  • Ukrainian officials tell us 12, at least
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  • 12 ukrainian civilians are already dead,
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  • Including
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  • Three children ages 12, 14 and 17.
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  • At least 48 ukrainian civilians are wounded,
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  • Some of them severely.
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  • And we're here at an apartment building that was hit directly
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  • By a russian missile overnight.
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  • I was awakened in the middle of the night
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  • With massive explosions all over the city.
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  • And i've come to see with my own eyes
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  • What putin means when he says he's ready for peace.
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  • Good evening and welcome to the rosenberg report.
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  • We've come to ukraine.
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  • We've come to the epicenter
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  • Of the biggest war in the world that's raging right now.
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  • Okay, the war in israel is still ongoing,
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  • And we're going to keep covering that on the rosenberg report
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  • As israeli forces drive deeper into gaza.
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  • There is lots of talk of a cease fire.
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  • But right now, as i record this,
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  • Netanyahu is determined to destroy hamas once and for all.
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  • But i've come here for three reasons.
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  • Come to kiev, the capital of ukraine.
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  • I've come to ukraine for three reasons.
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  • The first is
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  • Because this is the biggest war in the world right now.
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  • It's the biggest land war in europe
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  • Since world war two, since the holocaust.
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  • Second, and then i wanted to see it for myself.
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  • Second, i got invited personally by ukrainian
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  • President volodymyr zelensky to sit down with him
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  • And talk to him about the major issues.
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  • I had a chance to talk to him
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  • About zelensky's meetings with trump and european
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  • Leaders, nato leaders and and what trump told him
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  • Behind closed doors about what putin said to him.
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  • I wanted to talk to zelensky about the persecution
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  • Of christians in ukraine, not by zelensky, but by putin.
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  • The churches
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  • That have been destroyed, attacked, destroyed, shut down,
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  • Ukrainian pastors and priests killed, murdered
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  • By russian forces as well as imprisoned and disappeared.
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  • We're going to talk about that coming up,
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  • Because zelensky is being accused by people in the west,
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  • Including people like tucker carlson,
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  • That it's zelenskyy who is persecuting the church.
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  • I'm hearing
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  • Just the opposite here, and not just from zelensky, from
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  • But from ukrainian christian leaders as well.
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  • We're going to get to that.
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  • That's the second reason i came first
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  • To see the biggest raging war in the world right now
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  • For myself.
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  • Second, to talk to vladimir zelensky directly.
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  • Very few journalists have gotten that opportunity.
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  • But he invited me to come,
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  • As part of the rosenberg report as tbn is the
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  • The most watched christian television
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  • Network in the united states and around the world.
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  • The third reason i wanted to come
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  • Was to talk to christian leaders,
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  • To hear from them directly.
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  • How are they doing? how is the church doing?
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  • What is the level of persecution
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  • And who's doing the persecuting?
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  • But i'll tell you, there's a fourth reason i came,
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  • And that is to assess is what's happening here
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  • Part of bible prophecy, and i believe it is.
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  • And we're going to go through the show at the end of the show.
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  • I'll talk to you a little bit more about that.
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  • I've also done a youtube exclusive on this topic.
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  • Is the war that's raging here in ukraine?
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  • Is it really part of bible prophecy?
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  • I believe it is.
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  • And on the youtube, exclusive, we'll go into much more detail,
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  • But let's get started.
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  • As we as we process this horrible scene of putin's,
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  • Evil, wicked,
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  • Behavior towards his neighbor, towards ukraine,
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  • He is attacking ukrainian civilians,
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  • A war, an unprovoked war and an unprovoked invasion.
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  • That's bad enough.
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  • But when you
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  • Specifically attack civilians, you're killing women.
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  • Children, men, the elderly, you are committing war crime.
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  • That's why i call vladimir putin
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  • The war criminal of the kremlin.
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  • And this is a story that christians
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  • Absolutely need to hear.
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  • All americans, all israelis.
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  • I come from one war zone to another,
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  • And i want to take you now into the situation room
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  • In the presidential compound, the wartime presidential
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  • Compound of ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky.
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  • Here's part one of my exclusive interview.
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  • Good to meet you, sir. what an honor.
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  • Thank you for making time for comments.
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  • I'm so grateful and i'm so grateful to you.
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  • I bring greetings, mike pence,
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  • Mike pompeo and lindsey graham.
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  • I talked to each of them in preparation for this.
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  • And, they love you, and they're working hard for you.
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  • Thank you.
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  • Well, let's, let's go in. yeah. okay.
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  • Okay.
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  • Mr. president, thank you so much.
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  • It's an honor to meet you.
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  • I want to bring you two gifts as we begin.
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  • First from jerusalem, which is where i live,
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  • A copy of the bible in hebrew and in english.
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  • And i just hope it's a thank you for blessing for you.
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  • Yeah. thanks. we are praying for you.
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  • And secondly, i wrote i write political thrillers, novels.
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  • That's actually what i do.
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  • This novel was 2018, okay.
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  • It's about a russian dictator who's trying to decide,
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  • Should i invade ukraine or the baltics?
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  • This all was written and became a new york times bestseller
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  • You signed it for me? i did, i did for thanks so much.
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  • So i know you're a little busy,
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  • But, you don't have to read it right away.
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  • Yeah, i'm.
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  • I'm busy all day long.
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  • But i want you to know that i think
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  • I will find some time for this. interesting.
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  • Very interesting. you know. no problem.
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  • Let's get right into it. have to know.
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  • My wife read everything a lot.
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  • A lot of books.
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  • So at least if i will read half, she will be wonderful.
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  • I hope she enjoys. although. thank you so much.
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  • I wrote it in order to raise the alarm
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  • That this is the type of things that vladimir putin might do.
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  • It's not technically about him, but that's my concern.
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  • And so let's get right into this.
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  • First of all, i'm deeply sorry for all the losses
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  • Of ukrainian soldiers and civilians,
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  • But i am impressed by you, by your people and the courage.
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  • I went to the romanoff bridge
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  • Yesterday to see how you guys stopped the invasion.
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  • So i just want to,
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  • Talk to you first about the national prayer breakfast.
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  • I think it's important that you are hosting
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  • This breakfast and calling your people to prayer.
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  • Why did you feel it was important
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  • Starting last year and now this year?
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  • To host,
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  • The national prayer breakfast, because for years before,
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  • You hadn't done it.
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  • So why now, if i can i will speak ukrainian.
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  • Yeah.
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  • But first of all,
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  • You know that we are a very religious nation.
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  • And it is true that we have always been.
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  • But in times of war, this topic becomes
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  • Extremely sensitive and understandably so.
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  • People need help against such a titan
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  • Since they are fighting for freedom and their children.
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  • It's clear that people have a lot of faith
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  • In each other, in their families,
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  • And for the most part, they trust god.
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  • I think that these prayer
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  • Breakfasts are important and remain a strong tradition.
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  • In the past, our people had such traditions,
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  • But over time it becomes somewhat scattered.
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  • There was no more unity anymore, but for us
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  • It is very customary to gather different believers,
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  • Different confessions of different religions.
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  • And we used to gather like this.
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  • We had the largest council of churches, the largest in europe.
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  • By the way,
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  • As soon as i become a president,
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  • I used to participate in such gatherings a lot.
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  • Orthodox catholics, protestants, baptists,
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  • Jews, muslims, everyone were gathering together.
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  • We met several times
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  • A year to discuss problems and ways to help each other,
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  • And it was very fruitful, in my opinion,
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  • During a time of war, a prayer breakfast is the right format.
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  • As you saw, over 1200 people stood together on one stage,
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  • Representatives of different religions
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  • All united for peace for the hope of a just peace.
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  • In ukraine.
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  • There was a profound belief in god among people,
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  • And i believe this serves as a strong unifying tradition,
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  • A message to all, because over 1200 people
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  • Were able to gather there, and it was significant
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  • That we sent this signal seen by millions.
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  • It's important to convey the spirit.
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  • It truly matters.
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  • Well, i am so grateful that you that you're doing this.
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  • I think it's,
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  • It reminds me from the bible of second
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  • Chronicles, chapter seven, verse 14, in the jewish scriptures,
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  • And i think that any country that turns to the lord
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  • In the midst of the face of this type of evil,
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  • The lord
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  • Appreciates it, and he is going to help you guys,
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  • Prevail.
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  • Coming up next on the rosenberg report,
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  • How does president zelensky respond to charges that he's
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  • Persecuting ukrainian christians and closing churches?
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  • Why is zelenskyy so optimistic that president trump
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  • Just might be able to broker an end to the horrific war
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  • Vladimir putin started three and a half years ago.
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  • Find out when the rosenberg report continues on tbn
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  • Right after the break.
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  • Right after the break.
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  • You have been criticized by some voices in america.
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  • Tucker carlson, for example,
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  • That you're persecuting christians here,
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  • That you are throwing priests
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  • Into prison, that you're shutting down churches.
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  • But i've been meeting with christian leaders
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  • Ever since i got here,
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  • And they tell me the exact opposite story,
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  • That the only priests that have been put into prison
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  • Are russian orthodox priest that are spying on
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  • Or are accused of, working for moscow.
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  • Would you clarify this issue of religious freedom?
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  • Because i will tell you, the christians
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  • I'm meeting at very senior levels,
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  • They say this is the most free country for their faith
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  • Of any former soviet republic, certainly more than russia.
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  • So what would you deal with that?
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  • Yeah,
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  • More than 70% of people are believers.
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  • And their faith, their aspirations
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  • And their churches have never been restricted by anyone.
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  • On the contrary, the state has always supported them
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  • And they are very free.
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  • I believe you have seen this yourself.
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  • And you know there are over a million protestants in ukraine.
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  • And that says a lot.
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  • As for the russian orthodox church.
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  • First of all, no one has persecuted anyone.
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  • On the contrary,
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  • Russia has bombed
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  • About 600 churches in ukraine, striking indiscriminately,
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  • Destroying churches of different denominations and faiths alike
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  • In the occupied territories...
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  • Yeah. not temporary. occupied.
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  • Well, temporarily.
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  • Okay i understand.
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  • Therefore all of these claims are manipulative.
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  • The fact is that
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  • The ukrainian legislator states that no religious organization
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  • Or any organization
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  • Can have legal ties with the aggressor country.
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  • And this is true, but it is absolutely normal
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  • During the war not to have legal ties
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  • With the russian orthodox church.
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  • And this is not about persecution
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  • Or the closure of any particular church.
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  • These are important matters, legal matters.
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  • And all of this is absolutely clear.
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  • But on the contrary, as for our pastors, our priests,
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  • We took them out of captivity.
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  • We exchanged them,
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  • And they were exchanged for russian soldiers.
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  • They exchanged pastors for soldiers,
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  • For those russian soldiers who were captured by us.
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  • Honestly, this is impossible to comprehend.
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  • And as far as international law is concerned, this is wrong.
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  • They must release civilians
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  • All the more when it comes to clergymen.
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  • Yes, but that's the reality.
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  • We managed to bring them back.
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  • We returned priests, catholic, orthodox and baptists pastors.
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  • We returned them from russian captivity.
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  • The question is, why were they held in captivity?
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  • Why were they imprisoned?
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  • That is the question.
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  • God sees everything and i believe he will bring justice.
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  • Thank you for addressing that, because i think that's
  • 00:15:28.711 --> 00:15:30.913
  • A terrible lie that's being told.
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  • But it can affect christians who who don't know.
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  • And i appreciate that you coming on america's largest
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  • Christian television network, tbn to to tell the truth.
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  • Thank you.
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  • Okay.
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  • You just had a very interesting trip
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  • To the united states with some of your european
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  • Allies to sit down with president trump.
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  • My perception is that the meeting was much better
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  • Than the meeting six months before. but,
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  • What did the president, president trump, tell
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  • You about his meetings with,
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  • The war criminal of the kremlin?
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  • Vladimir putin? in alaska?
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  • What did you walk away from those meetings
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  • Feeling that putin is ready to make serious concessions,
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  • Or that he's really serious about stopping this war?
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  • I'll be honest with you.
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  • I think you are right. it's
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  • And it is a success that this washington meeting was good.
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  • There was a substantive conversation,
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  • And the mood at the washington summit was positive.
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  • And our dialog with the president was good.
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  • You wore a suit or just good?
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  • Yeah, that was good.
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  • And then you told the reporter you're wearing the same suit.
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  • That's true.
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  • You know, in some ways, you're proving
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  • So far that he that you're ready for peace and he isn't.
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  • The question is, is there enough pressure on putin?
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  • You think no?
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  • Coming up next on the rosenberg report.
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  • Well, president trump dramatically
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  • Ratcheted up the pressure on vladimir
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  • Putin to end the war in ukraine and stop the killing.
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  • Does trump have enough support
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  • In congress to impose a bone crushing new sanctions on putin?
  • 00:21:37.046 --> 00:21:40.916
  • And how should christians pray for peace in europe
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  • Even as war rages on in gaza?
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  • Don't miss joe's exclusive interview
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  • With ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky.
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  • When the rosenberg report continues on tbn
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  • Right after the break.
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  • Right after the break.
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  • So before i came, i talked to two, well, three people.
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  • I talked to former secretary of state mike pompeo.
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  • I talked to former vice president
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  • Mike pence and current senator lindsey graham.
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  • All three very
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  • Good friends of yours and strong supporters of ukraine.
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  • Lindsey
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  • Graham told me that he's got a bill ready to go, 85,
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  • 85 co-sponsors, democrat and republican,
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  • To put what he called bone crushing sanctions on putin
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  • And on anybody
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  • That will buy oil from him or to support his war.
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  • And then vice president pence
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  • Just wrote a piece for the wall street
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  • Journal strongly supporting that approach.
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  • Is is the time now?
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  • Trump doesn't necessarily need to,
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  • Do the sanctions. he could wait.
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  • He could have the bills signed and ready, you know...
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  • You know, the gun on the table, i guess,
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  • Maybe that's the wrong term for peace.
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  • But do you think that that type of pressure,
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  • Severe economic sanctions, much more,
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  • As well as weapons?
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  • Is that a combination that you think has a shot
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  • At moving putin to get serious?
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  • He believes in you.
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  • 85 senators don't agree on anything.
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  • We never see that .
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  • Manipulate.
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  • Because trump has more tools
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  • That he could leverage against them.
  • 00:25:09.353 --> 00:25:10.821
  • Of course.
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  • What a fascinating conversation with ukrainian
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  • President volodymyr zelensky in this exclusive conversation.
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  • And we're not done yet.
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  • You just saw part of my conversation.
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  • We're going to do more of it next week, lord willing.
  • 00:25:30.407 --> 00:25:33.544
  • Fascinating, because zelensky is at the epicenter
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  • Of the epicenter of the the biggest,
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  • Most horrific, raging war on the planet today.
  • 00:25:39.950 --> 00:25:42.353
  • Yes, war still raging in gaza, but this is the biggest land
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  • War in europe.
  • 00:25:46.290 --> 00:25:47.491
  • This is the biggest land war in the in the world right now.
  • 00:25:47.491 --> 00:25:50.027
  • And as you see, just tremendous destruction as vladimir
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  • Putin keeps targeting civilians, he's trying to kill
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  • And terrorize ukrainian men, women and children.
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  • The death toll was climbing here.
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  • But as of this moment, as i record this show,
  • 00:26:03.173 --> 00:26:06.276
  • There's 12 dead.
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  • Just overnight, 12 ukrainian civilians dead,
  • 00:26:08.212 --> 00:26:10.814
  • Including three children, 12,14 and 17, 48 wounded.
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  • And they're still working in that building right now
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  • To see if they can find more survivors.
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  • We've got a lot more to talk about with zelensky.
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  • And i'm going to,
  • 00:26:24.328 --> 00:26:25.462
  • And and i also want you to watch
  • 00:26:25.462 --> 00:26:27.531
  • A youtube exclusive that i've done,
  • 00:26:27.531 --> 00:26:30.034
  • Going into more detail on the persecution
  • 00:26:30.034 --> 00:26:32.803
  • That vladimir putin is doing of christians here in ukraine.
  • 00:26:32.803 --> 00:26:36.240
  • It's a very important video.
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  • There's several other videos, here
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  • On, the rosenberg report youtube channel
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  • And of course on all israel news as well.
  • 00:26:42.212 --> 00:26:44.048
  • We're covering it from multiple angles. angles.
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  • Thank you. thank you. so much for watching.
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  • Please pray for peace.
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  • Pray that the killing would stop here.
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  • Pray that donald trump,
  • 00:26:52.423 --> 00:26:53.791
  • President trump, would be successful
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  • At bringing an end to this sick and wicked war,
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  • And that you and your
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  • Family have a good and peaceful week
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  • Walking closely with the lord jesus christ and lord willing.
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  • I'll see you next week right here on the rosenberg report.
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