The Tucker Carlson Show
Vadym Novynskyi: Zelensky’s Mission to End Christianity in Ukraine & Why America Is Still Funding It
23 May 2025
Do Americans have any idea that Zelensky has declared war on Christianity in Ukraine? Vadym Novynskyi knows. He spent three terms in the Ukrainian parliament but now risks prison for defending his church. (00:00) Zelensky’s Attempt to Ban Christianity in Ukraine (04:31) Why Is the Rest of the World Ignoring the Christian Persecution in Ukraine? (08:20) Is Novynskyi Worried He’ll Be Killed for Speaking Out? (12:59) Why Is Speaker Mike Johnson and Congress Still Funding the Persecution of Christians? (20:26) Why Did Zelensky Push to Join NATO Knowing Putin Would Invade? Paid partnerships with: PureTalk: Go to https://PureTalk.com/Tucker to make the switch Jase Medical: Go to https://Jase.com and use code TUCKER at checkout for a discount Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Thank you for joining us. I think very few Americans understand the degree to which the Ukrainian government under Zelensky has persecuted the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Can you give us an overview of what your government has done to your church?
Unfortunately, our government, led by Zelensky, has opened up a campaign of persecution and depression against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the largest church in Ukraine, the largest denomination of Christians in Ukraine. Before the war, there were 12,000 parishes and 7 million believers in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
And despite the fact that it's the largest denomination and that 95-97% voted for Zelensky as the President of Peace, he is doing this to our Church. He's persecuting and oppressing our Church. Over the past 10 years, persecution has intensified. And currently, right now, it is leading to terrible consequences.
As you know, in parliament, a law has been passed which actually, in fact, bans the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. So our archbishops are subjected to persecution, there are completely false criminal cases opened up against them, our parishioners beaten, our church is taken away, so Satanism is flourishing in Ukraine. So some metropolitans are in prison, some are under house arrest.
Some examples are metropolitan Arseny, who's currently in prison, who's the head of the Sovetogorsk Collaborative. He's in prison under completely false accusations. Metropolitan Firosy, metropolitan Luka, metropolitan Anthony, they're all under house arrest. Another big example is Metropolitan Longinus, who actually has an orphanage in his church, which has more than 600 disabled children.
He's a man of love, and he's still being persecuted, all for being faithful to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Every day, churches and temples are seized by soldiers with machine guns who come in, who throw out priests, beat believers, children, old people, women, countless priests, countless attempts of Chernovitsky, which is a temple that's been attempted to be taken over.
So every day it is happening all over Ukraine. One cannot help but feel deeply dissatisfied with these events, and one cannot help but fear that our churches may continue to experience this persecution from the government.
Why do you suppose Zelensky is doing this? What is his motive?
It is important to understand the atmosphere that currently prevails in the country. It is basically inciting hatred is the basis of politics. The hatred that is based on lies, deceit. Our church tells the truth. Our church exposes sin, and our church basically is, right now, it's a favorable time for our church.
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