[Navy Patriot]

When Putin met with W in Crawford, Texas he said he was an atheist.

Wow, I always thought Bush was a Christian.

[Romulus]

Well, Jesus Christ is his favorite philosopher. Draw your own conclusions.

[VerySadAmerican]

In the proper sentence structure the noun is “Putin”. Therefore, the first pronoun refers to the “Putin”.

If I wanted to say W was a Christian I would have written:

“When Putin met with W, a Christian, in Crawford, Texas he said he was an atheist.”