And the Russian Orthodox Church is not part and parcel of Putin’s foreign policy—or better yet—do they have a voice in that foreign policy?

The Russian Church used Crimea's annexation to usurp the assets & sites of the Ukrainian Church Smth to remember this Easter.

#Russia`n orth church wants followers 2 pray against "anti-Rus sanctions" during religious services http://www.focus.de/politik/ausland/...d_4603055.html …

Russia is now if full swing of rewriting the historical facts of WW2—ie most of their military equipment after 1943 came via US north Atlantic convoys.

Russia halts UK-US display of WW2 photos - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32248966 …