Exactly and while I recognize our own homegrown KGB-copycats in the FBI entertain such Putinist fantasies, we should be grateful that there is still *some* semblance of law and order working in our system so that truth eventually does come out to the public.
Grateful for Trump’s use of Twitter and we don’t just have to rely on Deep State television and radio for his points to get across. The Kremlin has a grip on the internet as well especially during election season. And we need to be careful our own social media elites don’t try to pull a fast one on our elections either. (Under the guise of protecting us from “Russia” LoL.)
For Russians, Putin’s personality and policies are what drive his popularity.
No one else in Russia has his standing. You could perhaps compare him to France’s DeGaulle as someone who shaped his country’s identity and future.
Hard to imagine now what the country will look like when he finally leaves the scene.