re: #43 Dr Lizardo

Yep. Basically, Putin is letting the Russian Orthodox Church act as a mutaween (religious police found in Islamic countries, most notably in Saudi Arabia - the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice) in return for the ROC wholeheartedly supporting his increasingly draconian policies.

Good morning, Lizards.

Yeah, I’ve heard the real reason he took the Ukraine was to halt the spread of Islam into Russia.

What I do know is the Orthodox Church has WAY TOO much power in the area.