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Part 4: The Strategy Was Hiding in Plain Sight

November 10, 2026 by Steve Smeltzer

Illustration of Vladimir Putin with Patriarch Kirill in the background, titled The Strategy Was Hiding in Plain Sight, with a timeline from 2000 to 2022.

← Faith & World Affairs Part 4 of the series Faith, Power, and the War in Ukraine. Start at the beginning → Before I tell you what I think it means, I want to show you what happened. In my previous post, I asked: Do you have eyes to see? Now I want you to

Part 1: Standing With Ukraine

November 10, 2026November 8, 2026 by Steve Smeltzer

← Faith & World Affairs Faith, Power, and the War in Ukraine · Part 1 I recently returned from my 20th trip to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Over the past four and a half years, I have spent more than two years in Ukraine, walking alongside soldiers, civilians, pastors,