Ah yes, I put many of his quotes in one of my earlier posts.
You on the other hand, took something from a news item and chose to understand it completely out of context.
And, as I have said many times, Russia has a history of a strong central power. The Russians are overwhelmingly happy with Putin. It is only the commie whiners who have been ousted or have a handful of followers that continue to complain. We have many more of these same commie whiners here in this country.