Putin believes he is defending Orthodox Christianity from the godless West

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Russian Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Russian Orthodox Christmas service at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow late on January 6, 2019. - Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7 in the Middle East, Russia and other Orthodox churches that use the old Julian calendar instead of the 17th-century Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholics, Protestants, Greek Orthodox and commonly used in secular life around the world. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo credit should read MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

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