Vladimir Putin on Principles & Values

	Vladimir Putin on Principles & Values

2016: use 'all possible force' to ensure Trump victory

A 2016 report prepared by Putin's expert department recommended Moscow use 'all possible force' to ensure a Trump presidential victory. On 14 January 2016 a three-page executive summary of conclusions and recommendations was signed by Putin two days later. What was said inside the Kremlin is unknown. But the president and his intelligence officials appear to have signed off on a multi-agency plan to interfere in US democracy, framed in terms of justified self-defence.

Putin has repeatedly denied accusations of interfering in western democracy. The documents seem to contradict this claim. They suggest one of the most important and audacious espionage operations of the 21st century: a plot to help put the "mentally unstable" Trump in the White House. The papers appear to set out a route map for what actually happened in 2016.

Moscow would gain most from a Republican victory, the paper states. This could lead to a "social explosion" that would in turn weaken the US president, it says.

Source: The Guardian on Trump Impeachment , Jul 15, 2021

Has given the church a major voice in society

Putin, dressed in nothing but a pair of blue swimming trunks, immersed himself in the freezing water of a cross-shaped pool near Moscow, observing an Orthodox Christian ritual to mark the feast of Epiphany. Putin, 68, grew up under Communist rule where open shows of religion were frowned upon. As president, he has become a frequent attender of Russian Orthodox ceremonies, and has given the church a major voice in society. Source: Reuters News Service on Foreign Influencers , Jan 19, 2021

Foundations of Orthodox culture are taught in public schools

Many evangelicals feel uneasy about the increasing marginalization of religion in the West. Some of them find appeal in Putin's brazen rejection of secularism. Russian powers-that-be proclaim boldly that Russia is the Christian nation. Russian Orthodox priests are routinely invited to participate in various public functions. With Putin's blessing, foundations of Orthodox culture are taught in public schools. Source: Baptist News on Foreign Influencers , Jul 6, 2020

Patriotism is Russia's national idea

Putin submitted legislation adding patriotism and war history to Russia's education law. Putin's amendments seek to add "a sense of patriotism and citizenship, respect for the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland and the achievements of the Fatherland's heroes" to the law's current definition of upbringing. Earlier, Putin reiterated his long-held stance identifying patriotism as Russia's national idea. Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers , May 22, 2020

Positioned as a defender of traditional Christian values

As Putin prepared to return for a third term, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, described the ex-KGB officer's rule as a "miracle of God." The patriarch's comments were a stark illustration, critics said, of the erosion of the separation of church and state, as stipulated by Russia's post-Soviet constitution. Over the following years, Putin, who professes a deep Orthodox belief, would shift to ultra-conservatism, positioning himself as a defender of traditional Christian values. Source: Politico Europe on Foreign Influencers , Dec 24, 2019

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