“Have you gotten any sense that Putin is making the protection of the Orthodox Christians a part of his rationale?”
I don’t doubt it for a minute.
I figured he was saying so back home, but I’ve not heard it in any of our media outlets.
Actually, if they get some relief, I’ll be glad he intervened. It puts my ‘evangelical eschatology antennae’ on alert, but many don’t share those questions or concerns.