perfidiousalbion:

I love the Putin stans that pop up whenever there’s a Russian article.

“Putin is a man of the people”

I mean, he’s probably richer than Cameron, Merkel, Obama, and Hollande put together but whatever.

“How many Western leaders do all the photoshoots he does?”

That’s not their job for a start. It’s literal propaganda.

“At least he’s not a war criminal like the U.S. leaders”

Because those invasions of Ukraine and Georgia were sanctioned by the UN???