No one said anything about Christianity being “outlawed” in Russia, but it is suppressed, harassed, limited, the government connected church that very few attend is the one that the government spends so lavishly on in return for its cooperation, similar to China and their oppression of Christians while promoting a government connected version of Catholicism.
The article literally read, “…because Putin has outlawed Christianity.“
I think that is what people are referencing. The article is kind of all over the place.