[shp0ngle]

Isn't Putin nowadays for Assange and definitely for Snowden? This is a stupid test.

[throw10920]

Snowden and Assange are also completely incomparable situations - you're right, it's an extremely stupid test, to the point of being non-nonsensical.

[DANmode]

OP is blatantly obviously referring to populace in Western nations.

[taskforcegemini]

Putin has done much worse things to people who did less than what Snowden, Manning or Assange did. Regarding Snowden, Putin is just being opportunistic.