A fair question based on the facts about the left and Ukraine

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The Rise of Religious Messaging in Putin’s Re-making of Russian State Identity​

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Throughout the nine centuries that followed, the Russian Orthodox Church enjoyed a close relationship with the Russian state, becoming “fully part of the structure of the government.”

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Since taking power in 1999, President Putin has regularly professed and used religious connections to the Orthodox Church for political gain. In doing so, he has re-crafted Russian society and placed himself at the center of a newly established Russian theological identity; one professing a traditional set of conservative values standing in contrast to the West, which functions to bolster domestic cohesion and support claims of Russian leadership and authority over its neighbors.

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Ukraine orders Russian-aligned Orthodox church to leave Kyiv monastery​

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You simply cannot allow an organ of the KGB thug's police state to function as a hostile foreign agent when you are under attack.

Duh.