[jacquesm]

I'm sure you will be able to find better sources than that one.

This is a pretty low quality source for anything Russia related.

https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/vladimir-putins-apologists-sp...

[Svettie]

that's your opinion, and you're welcome to it. But it's not fact, and none of us are in Putin's head and know what he thinks. This is simply one perspective

[jacquesm]

It is a fact that your source is a Putin apologist.

[Svettie]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

[jacquesm]

You lack a basic understanding of the concept if you think it applies here.