Freedom of speech coming from russia is a joke, nobody takes it seriously. They are heading straight back to CCCP times, thanx to Putin and gallery of his comrades.
For me it boils down to russian mentality which didn't change much from past era - only there such a person would be thriving for so long.
As long as this will be contained within russia, i am more or less OK with it, who are we to tell them how to run their own place. I don't think elections there are rigged in any significant way for example. But once results of this will seep out to neighboring countries, in form of expansionism, ie towards europe and former soviet republics, we have a problem.
For me it boils down to russian mentality which didn't change much from past era - only there such a person would be thriving for so long.
As long as this will be contained within russia, i am more or less OK with it, who are we to tell them how to run their own place. I don't think elections there are rigged in any significant way for example. But once results of this will seep out to neighboring countries, in form of expansionism, ie towards europe and former soviet republics, we have a problem.
So, we have a problem.