Russia is not really much better than a communist country with Putin in charge; he’s just a gangster statesman embracing ultra-nationalism for demagogic reasons. Sure a lot of people are duped by him, many even on this site (not mentioning any names, but they’re always here to present the Putinista point of view), but his reestablishment of the Soviet empire and support for communism in Cuba, the Iranian mad mullahs and their nuclear weapons program, etc., show he deserves our contempt and no cooperation. Screw Putin and let the chips fall where they may for the Russian people until they show us that they don’t want Putin as President for Life and that they want to join the civilized world.
~his reestablishment of the Soviet empire and support for communism in Cuba, the Iranian~
Do you see a difference between ideology and geopolitics?
It is clear to me that Russian rapprochement with Cuba and Iran is not a signal that Russia has any common values with any of them.
~Screw Putin and let the chips fall where they may for the Russian people until they show us that they don’t want Putin as President for Life and that they want to join the civilized world.~
I see. You might be one of people who thinks ISIL running wild in the Middle East is a good idea too. Screw tyrant Assad, viva el-Caliphate?