Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Mark R. Elliott: Why Russia’s Evangelicals thank God for Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a thumb up after watching a live broadcast of a launch from Russian Plesetsk cosmodrome in a presidential situation centre in Moscow on Dec. 23, 2014.
Evangelicals in Russia have become ardent fans of President Vladimir Putin because of Russia's efforts to maintain its influence in Ukraine, its takeover of Crimea in 2014, and the widespread Russian belief that the West is to blame for the present economic woes on the home front.
