The Russian Orthodox Church will not oppose Putin's war because there is no just war theory in Orthodox theology—unlike the Western tradition where limits on warfare are embedded in doctrine, Russian Orthodoxy teaches that when the Tsar or emperor unleashes war, it is automatically righteous because he knows what forces of evil must be stopped
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“There is no theory of just war within Orthodox theory because the theory is if the emperor, if the Kaiser, if the Tsar unleashes a war, it's automatically righteous because he knows what he's doing.”
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A Quest For The Third Rome: Understanding Putin’s Apocalyptical Radicalization | Hoover Institution— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:19:38 PM
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