[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

No, he doesn’t. I’m not a Buchanan fan, but reading his original piece, it’s clear that he’s saying that Putin is USING Christianity and portraying himself & Russia as strong believers in Christianity.

I see nothing in the original article that suggests Buchanan sees Putin as a cynical "user" of Christianity, but, on the opposite, of actually being its champion, as he says so directly. Can you please provide why you think otherwise?

[nuconvert]

It seems obvious to me throughout the entire piece - read it again keeping in mind that Putin is USING Christianity