I posted this a while back on another thread:
Actually Putin’s mother was a closet Christian, and Putin is very pro the Russian Orthodox Church. He is good friends with the Patriarch of the Church. Putin for years has been instrumental in the restoration of many Orthodox churches throughout Russia that had lapsed into decay when the atheistic Communist regimes ruled the land.
Putin wears a Christian cross that his mother gave him, around his neck. I am sure Putin thinks the war in Ukraine is being fought with God on his side, as so many other warring countries have claimed, including our own. Countries believe their wars are “good” wars of necessity, whether they are or not.
Putin considers his war with the West (NATO) that he feels is surrounding Russia, which it is, is partially to keep the moral decay of the West out of his country. No praise of the gay lifestyle, pornography, transgender affirmation, etc. in Putin’s regime like it is in the West. He holds Biden in contempt, as we all do, actually.
Plenty of negative things can be said about Putin, and I am in no position to judge his heart, but I will say that he understands which things are constructive for a society and which are destructive. That’s a big contrast to our Left and secularists who are always corrosive and always advance abnormality. He also loves his country and its heritage, again, in contrast to our Left and secularists.
All the nonsense stories of Putin's Christianity are exactly that-nonsense. He has imprisoned and killed opponents, had mistresses and raised illegitimate children while stealing and amassing great wealth for himself. That's not the life of a true Christian but describes the life of a Tsar. As for the Russian Church, it serves Putin as it has previously served the Tsar's.