[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

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

That might be the problem-- "keeping in mind that Putin is using Christianity "(well, this I agree), but in reading it into the writing of Buchananon, where it does not appear to really be.

[nuconvert]

I think the problem in not seeing it, is on your side.