[Drew68]

Putin has continually denied queer people face persecution. Talking with Stone, he claimed Russia is “liberal-minded to a great extent,” and insisted gay Russians are under no particular threat.

There's a big push right now to blame the recent, well-publicized torture and murder (by their own families) of gays in Chechnya on Putin, as if he has any say whatsoever in how Chechnya is governed. They completely dance around the fact the Chechnya is governed by Islam. Nope, can't be Islam. Must be Putin! And Trump!

[Veto!]

You might be interested in long, well-written piece in the New Yorker about the Chechen leader and Putin’s relationship with him. “Putins Dragon.”

The more I see, read, and hear about Putin, the more I admire him as a political genius.

[NetAddicted]

Whoa! Interesting facts I never hear from lib media. Has any new information come out about it (other than blaming Putin)?