Do you need me to post some links?
I salute you for serving our country in the US Air Force during a tumultuous time period. I have no desire to trade any more insults with a veteran. I am not even sure what you believe that we are arguing about at this point.
I stated a fact... Putin is more popular with populations in some non-Western countries than he is in Russia, although his popularity in Russia is twice what Biden's is in the US. This has less to do with people being afraid to share their opinions in Russia or in other non-Western countries, and mostly to do with Western media and big tech not having complete control over these markets. These people are not being exposed to a completely controlled narrative and are not buying into it.
“Do you need me to post some links?”
About BRICS? Please do.