Sorry hacky you are not quite right, but I guess you are just pushing your barrow, If you survey Australians (of the European variety) most would say that they are Christians, I would bet that overall not much more than 5-6 % would have a real (not serious) relationship with their Church and JESUS. With Catholics only about 10-12% attend Mass. The reason being that secularism take priority over spiritulism, when you're caught up and surronded by LOW MORALS, (divorce marital affairs). GREED (The need to keep up with the Jones, etc). PAGANISM ( indulging in Pornogorohy, Mardy Graph etc). People should not claim that you belong to any Christian Demonation, (at least not Catholic), if they accept and indulge in those types of practices.
When it comes to war by far most people prioritise Nationalism over (God==Religion). At the begining Russians were told that they were De Nazifing the Ukrane, (whatever that meant) and they went along with Putin believing that it was going to be an easy take over, because they were similiar people.
What happens then, is that the Americans and Europeans supprt the Ukarne, and the old cold war is revived all over again.
In war time since Nationsalism takes priority over Spiritulism, and all Russians, would have heard all about the Nazi invansion ( the SS scorch earth pampaign, 25 million dead etc ). Also the closer relationship the US @ Uk forged with Germany, while completely ignoring just how much the Russians suffered (which we were told very little bout), Plus the rigging of the old Soviet Union with Missiles. Most Russians no doubt were always going to rally behind Putin, who in my book is only a KING SIZE Hyprocite if he says that he is a devout Christian.
Actually I believe that he would try to reform the old Soviet Union if he first took over the Ukrane. You know that truth is the first casuailty of war