I’m still blown away every time I see pro Russian sentiment on Free Republic. Folks, Russia IS still the enemy.
Putin’s policy isn’t to further Christianity in Russia and the world. His policy is to further Russia’s power. He isn’t against muslims. He just wants the muslims in power to be supportive of Russia. That is his policy is Syria.
There is a reason that many of the countries around Russia have joined NATO or want to join NATO (Ukraine, Georgia) or are aligning their military with NATO without formally joining NATO (Finland). And the reason isn’t because of Russia’s primary religion.
People are voting with their feet. In this case, their military alliances. That speaks volumes for the nations that know Russia best.
The media are doing more damage to America than Russia.