russian dictator vladimir putin marked Christmas alongside military personnel and their families, using a church service to once again justify the war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f During the Christmas service, putin claimed that russian soldiers are carrying out a \u201choly mission\u201d to defend the homeland \u201cby God\u2019s will.\u201d In effect, the war was presented not as a political decision by the kremlin, but as a sacred, God-approved duty.<\/p>\n
This is a systemic kremlin propaganda line \u2014 portraying aggression against Ukraine as a \u201choly war.\u201d Such a fusion of religion, state ideology, and the military demonstrates the total militarization of russian society.<\/p>\n
While across the world Christmas remains a holiday of peace, love, and family, putin turns it into an instrument of war propaganda. Instead of messages of reconciliation \u2014 glorification of war; instead of family warmth \u2014 demonstrative closeness to the army. putin\u2019s militarized Christmas once again shows that the kremlin is preparing russian society for a long war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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