Why are American evangelicals not backing their counterparts in Ukraine?

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Why are American evangelicals not backing their counterparts in Ukraine?

(RNS) — Though evangelical Christians make up just 2% of its population, Ukraine, a stronghold of Protestantism in Eastern Europe, is often referred to as the region’s “Bible Belt.” But since Russia’s full-scale invasion almost three years ago, Ukraine’s evangelical communities have made repeated appeals for American support, only to receive tepid backing from American conservatives generally and American evangelicals in particular. A decade ago…