Orthodoxy lives in Ukraine and other countries, and they also allow Catholics and Protestants to practice openly.
Russia is trying to dampen authentic Christianity, as China does, by making it part of the government, playing up the visuals, but stifling the authentic worship of Jesus and God among the people.
Right — it’s a Russian problem. Russia is not a free society in religious practice — among other things — never has been, and likely never will be.