Russian government systematically shuts down free press, murders or imprisons leaders of oppositions and rigs elections. The last elections to the Russian parl

Russian government systematically shuts down free press, murders or imprisons leaders of oppositions and rigs elections. The last elections to the Russian parlament were obviously rigged, and yet international community recognized them as valid. Russian opposition is fighting an uphill war with government for literally decades without any help from the other countries. Hundreds to thousdands of people are detained every day for protesting against the war. Yes, support ratings for Putin are quite high — because there’s no free media and everyone trying to spread truth is promptly dealt with. Nobody cared when Russia ignored the decision of ECHR to free Navalny. Nobody cared when Nemtsov was murdered. This situation is not new, it’s the result of the decades-long policy of “let Putin get away with any crimes against his country and international law as long as we get oil and gas”.