[DoughtyOne]

I wish the Russian people would rid themselves of this termite.

[politicianslie]

I wish the Russian people would rid themselves of this termite.

This is not even newsworthy. The US and Russia fly surveillance flights around each other's points of interest routinely. It has been going on for decades.

[PIF]

As Russian termites go, Vlad is nice, kindly, and even handed. You don’t want him replaced by a Stalin or Khrushchev. The Russian people like strong rulers, and dislike weak ones like 0bama or Clinton.

You may not like what Putin does, but from a Russian point of view he is right on and so very popular.