Putin is battling for Christian values and against same-sex marriage, according to Pastor Sunday Adelaja, the head of Europe's largest evangelical church, Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for All Nations.

He claimed that he had to leave the nation with only one shirt in order to avoid being caught up in the battle.

He also revealed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine cost him over $4 million in property.

The pastor advised people not to misrepresent Putin in a Zoom conference organized by the Network of African Christian Journalists, stating the guy is battling for fundamental Christian ideals.

In his words;

“I’m beginning to believe that this Vladimir Putin who everybody is saying is mad and demon-possessed is the same man that is fighting for traditional values of the Christian faith.

“He is saying Christianity and satanism are not equal.

“He is against homosexuals, saying same-sex marriage is wrong.

“What is happening in Ukraine right now is pathetic and very unfortunate.

“Lives are being lost.

“My house, which is worth about $4 million, was burnt.

“I left the country only in one shirt.”

“There is nothing I need from Nigeria Christians but what I want them to realise is that this invasion may escalate and lead to the Third World War whereby Russia will be ready to use nuclear weapons.

“Let us all pray against this.

“It could lead to war that may dictate how the world will be ruled.

“War is destructive, damaging, traumatising.

“I believe that this war is the judgment of God upon Ukraine, the attacker and the attacked, the victim and the aggressor are being judged.

“There is no way one can deny the fact that this is God’s judgment.

“God may use this to glorify His name.”