They’re a little slicker than the old Soviet propagandists. On the other hand, the self-appointed, ideologically-motivated Putinista trolls on here are cruder, crasser, and more clueless than the slicky boys Putin is using for his full spectrum information operations.
What I find commendable is his outrage at the killing of Christians all over the world.
Also his promoting Christianity, family, and condemning homo propaganda.
Can't say the same for Merkel and other western leaders. It's they who have shifted into another world. Putin, weak as Russia is, is trying to stop, slow or even reverse a US-EU-Islamist lemming like march to nowhere.
It's all pretty straight forward. Sadly, too many FRs have a hate Russia syndrome that they don't know is embedded in them,or want to change.