How should Christians view the Ukraine/Russia situation?

You should move to Russia....if you don't already live there.

It is NATO which wants endless wars.

What is also happening here, if @JohnDB wants to go back and read history, when the Brits, during the Crimean War, had the idea to surround Russia so it did not have access to the Mediterranean and Black Sea thereby wrecking havoc on its economy and making it a third rate country.

This plan had resurgence in 1997 and Americans wanted to maintain their hegemony decided to expand NATO and push Ukraine to be a member of NATO.

This was Putin's fundamental red line!

This is not really about Ukraine and Russia, it is in reality about the USA lasts gasp to maintain and preserve its world empire status and their bad foreign policy which keeps killing a lot of people.

Why would Russia trust the NATO/USA when they want to bring Ukraine into NATO, do people remember it was the USA who first placed medium-range ballistic nuclear missiles at bases in Turkey in 1962.

And I will agree these are forever wars which are great for Raytheon and Black Rock.

People trying to understand this conflict through some nationalistic lens will never really see the full and entire picture.

Here is a list of known wars the U.S. has been involved in since WW2:
1.Korea: 1950-1953
2.Vietnam: 1964-1975
3.Laotian: 1959-1975. I didn't even know about that one
4.Permesta: 1958-1961
5.Lebanon Crisis: 1961
6.Bay of Pigs Invasion: 1961
7.Dominican Civil War: 1965-1966
8.Korean DMZ Conflict: 1966-1969
9.Cambodian Civil War: 1967-1975
10.Multinational Intervention in Lebanon: 1982-1984
11.U.S. Invasion of Grenada: 1983
12.Bombing of Libya: 1986
13.Tanker War(Iran-Iraq War where U.S. supplied both sides with weapons: 1987-1988
14.Panama Invasion: 1989-1990
15.Gulf War(Desert Shield/Storm: 1990-1991
16.Iraq No Fly Zone Enforcement: 1991-2003
17.U.S. Intervention in Somalia (Blackhawk Down Incident) 12 American soldiers dead: 1992-1995
18.Bosnian/Croatia War: 1992-1995
19.Intervention in Haiti: 1994-1995
20.Kosova War: 1998-1999
21.Afghanistan/Iraq: 2003-will still have troops over there.

List of Wars Soviet Union has been involved in since WW2
1.Korean War: 1953-1955
2.Vietnam War: 1955-1975
3.East German Uprising: 1953
4.Hungarian Revolution: 1956
5.Vlora Incident: 1961
6.Invasion of Czechoslovakia: 1968
7.Sino-Soviet Border Conflict: 1969
8.War of Attrition: 1969-1970
9.Angolan Civil War: 1975-1991
10.Ethiopia-Somalian War: 1977-1978
11.Soviet-Afghan War: 1979-1989

Thank you, I have been meaning to search this out for so long!!
History has shown us dying empires are very dangerous, I believe only two empires have fallen apart without creating major chaos and wars.

The USA is acting very irrationally right now and they are looking to provoke major wars.

Biblically speaking, how should we view this situation? It is multifaceted and this problem certainly didn't start in 2022 as the media says, but way before it.

Multiple things to consider:

- Russia had no real legitimate reason to attack in 2022 (I dont believe their justifications about nazis and mistreatment is good enough for this type of war to be started)
- Ukraine is led by a globalist LGBT promoting EU puppet
- Russia is for the more 'traditional values' which is good
- Russia complains about how their people were treated poorly in east Ukrainebut my question is; if they dont like it, leave? Russia is across the border.
- Ukraine has a right to defend its land and its people
- Both nations have low fertility rates and old populations, this war will further destroy their demographics with young men dying, a ton of young men a ton of young women fleeing as well to party in other countries instead.

What are we to think of this mess? Are we to not pick a side at all, pray for both sides and remain neutral? Are we to support Ukraine in defending its territories? Are we to support Russia cause its more of a conservative nation?

What do you believe, why do you believe it, what do you believe the scriptures teach on this topic?

My view is similar to how I always view these things: Both sides are wicked, the whole world lies in wickedness and the kingdom of God is not of this world, we should pray for both sides and pray for peace. Thats my view.

Thank you, I have been meaning to search this out for so long!!
History has shown us dying empires are very dangerous, I believe only two empires have fallen apart without creating major chaos and wars.

The USA is acting very irrationally right now and they are looking to provoke major wars.

Yes people are dying. That is why I’m against participation in foreign wars and proxy wars. Without U. S. Dollars this war would have been done and over. The pro war uniparty are the ones making this an extended war.
I am not without compassion for the fallen soldiers in this conflict.
This is the work of Satan.

We should, as people of God, always seek to understand a matter from the perspective of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I’m surprised no one has mentioned the support from Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. Putin has been selling this war as a “holy war” to the Russian people since 2018 (-ish). With the support of Kirill (he’s like the Russian Orthodox Pope) Putin’s propaganda was given validity among the Russian people.

This is another layer of evil: murder in the name of God and Christ.

I had no idea that @Angela53510 was Ukrainian, so this makes her the authority here on anything Ukrainian.

Not necessarily. If a personal bias enters into the matter of objective truth, then everything gets skewed. The fact is that Ukraine was an integral part of the Soviet Union for about 70 years. All the past history therefore means nothing.

And since Ukraine failed to set up a defense alliance immediately after Crimea, they left the door open for Putin when everyone knew his ambitions. No one talks about Ukraine's responsibility to protect itself. And there is no question that this war is a proxy war in which Ukraine was not allowed to negotiate a deal (which is still true).

As to the Russian Orthodox position, it would appear that Patriarch Kirill regards Vladimir Putin as a Russian Orthodox adherent, and even awarded him with the Russian Church’s Order of St Alexander Nevsky. 'The Patriarch said that Putin was Russia’s “first truly Orthodox president not hiding his affiliation with the Orthodox Church”, who received communion and lived “a church life”.'
Putin honoured by Patriarch Kirill during service (churchtimes.co.uk)

The USA is acting very irrationally right now and they are looking to provoke major wars.