He did what he had to do to find a safe heaven. Nobody could blame him for that. However, his opinion from then on has to be treated with a huge grain of salt.

He did what he had to do to find a safe heaven. Nobody could blame him for that. However, his opinion from then on has to be treated with a huge grain of salt. Russia is more than capable of using him as propaganda as condition for protecting him. Why is that difficult to accept?