It's certainly not "backed by the west". This characterization is simply naive. True, it's not like the western powers are shouting their support from the roo

It's certainly not "backed by the west". This characterization is simply naive. True, it's not like the western powers are shouting their support from the rooftops. But they are more than happy to play ball with these regimes (including high-level military cooperation and lucrative trade agreements) as long as it it doesn't get, you know, "too" embarrassing for them to do so.