Vladimir Putin

Two days before he launched an invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined the ideological justification for it. His motivations had more than a little to do with religion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin quoted Scripture Friday in a speech where he emphasized that the “special military operation” in Ukraine is an effort to “save people from genocide.”

A Greek Orthodox Catholic priest who once survived a brutal kidnapping by pro-Russian forces is now performing daily exorcism rituals aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin.