Commentary: Why some Christian nationalists have loved Vladimir Putin
by Pamela Cooper-White, Chicago Tribune
Mar 28, 2022
3 minutes
As President Vladimir Putin intensifies his assault on Ukraine — killing hundreds of innocent civilians and forcing more than 3 million refugees to abandon their homes — leading members of the Democratic and Republican parties in the U.S. are lining up to condemn the Russian strongman and demand hard-hitting sanctions.
But as Putin grows more and more isolated on the world stage, he’s retaining one surprising base of support: far-right American Christians.
As Delaware Republican Lauren Witzke, a U.S. Senate candidate, recently
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