In “Our Democracy,” it’s also a bit rich to allude to Putin “jailing the political opposition” when it is Washington DC that swoops upon random Americans, throws them in jail, allows them to reportedly be beaten and tortured by resentful Third World guards, and blesses selective political violence against them.
https://vdare.com/articles/an-american-warns-eastern-europe-the-potomac-regime-is-not-your-friend