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Putin had increased Russia's stature in international affairs despite its underrated economic position.<ref>Seib, Gerald F. (May 6, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-punches-above-his-weight-11557150000 Putin Punches Above His Weight]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref>  As a result of the economic sanctions leveled against Putin, he was booted out of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>https://twitter.com/teddyfenton1/status/1498792512772784128|</ref>  As of March 2022 however, Putin still maintained a [[Twitter]] account, although not very often used.  According to Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin considers it dishonest to allow staff and media consultants to script Twitter messages in his name.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/after-banning-trump-for-denouncing-violence-twitter-lets-putin-keep-his-account/</ref>

Putin had increased Russia's stature in international affairs despite its underrated economic position.<ref>Seib, Gerald F. (May 6, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-punches-above-his-weight-11557150000 Putin Punches Above His Weight]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref>  As a result of the economic sanctions leveled against Putin, he was booted out of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>https://twitter.com/teddyfenton1/status/1498792512772784128|</ref>  As of March 2022 however, Putin still maintained a [[Twitter]] account, although not very often used.  According to Kremlin press spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin considers it dishonest to allow staff and media consultants to script Twitter messages in his name.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/after-banning-trump-for-denouncing-violence-twitter-lets-putin-keep-his-account/</ref>

A baptized Russian Orthodox [[Christian]] who quotes the [[Bible]],<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/why-vladimir-putin-quotes-the-bible/ (analyzing with skepticism Putin's quote of [[Scriptures]]).</ref> Putin leads the increasingly [[conservative]] Russia against the [[homosexual agenda]], [[transgenderism]], and towards the [[pro-life]] side.  [[Abortion]] and other [[leftist]] values had virtually wiped out natural population growth in [[Soviet]] times, and left an indelible scar on [[culture]].  Liberals criticize Putin and [[Russia]] because they disagree with him on social issues. Putin has also criticized liberal values as "against nature" and out of touch with a more traditional population. On July 24, 2023 President Putin sign a law passed by the Russian State Duma banning [[sex change]] therapy and so called "gender affirming care". The law passed unanimously by Russia's democratically elected parliament also bans hormone treatment, prohibits people who have changed their gender marker on official documents from adopting children, and allows spouses of people who have changed their gender marker to annul their marriages.<ref>https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/07/24/putin-signs-law-banning-sex-change-in-russia-en-news</ref>

A baptized Russian Orthodox [[Christian]] who quotes the [[Bible]],<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/why-vladimir-putin-quotes-the-bible/ (analyzing with skepticism Putin's quote of [[Scriptures]]).</ref> Putin leads the increasingly [[conservative]] Russia against the [[homosexual agenda]], [[transgenderism]], and towards the [[pro-life]] side.  [[Abortion]] and other [[leftist]] values had virtually wiped out natural population growth in [[Soviet]] times, and left an indelible scar on [[culture]].  Liberals criticize Putin and [[Russia]] because they disagree with him on social issues. Putin has also criticized liberal values as "against nature" and out of touch with a more traditional population. On July 24, 2023 President Putin sign a law passed by the Russian State Duma banning [[sex change]] medical proceedures and so called "gender affirming care". The law passed unanimously by Russia's democratically elected parliament also bans hormone treatment, prohibits people who have changed their gender marker on official documents from adopting children, and allows spouses of people who have changed their gender marker to annul their marriages.<ref>https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/07/24/putin-signs-law-banning-sex-change-in-russia-en-news</ref>

While President Putin continues his pro-Christian, anti-globalist policies, mainstream media would rather praise Ukrainian war criminal Zelensky than him. <ref>Multiple references:

While President Putin continues his pro-Christian, anti-globalist policies, mainstream media would rather praise Ukrainian war criminal Zelensky than him. <ref>Multiple references: