‘Russian World’ Is the Civil Religion Behind Putin’s War - WSJ

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, recently described the war in Ukraine as nothing less than an apocalyptic struggle between good and evil. Its outcome, he said, will determine “where humanity will end up, on which side of God the Savior.”

Probably not on the side of the aggressor intentionally targeting schools, hospitals, and apartment blocks.

Then again, maybe his quote was more true than he realized.