We're like that in the US. Freedom of Speech and the freedom to be critical of the government are pretty core values. Putin is losing his war in large part beca

We're like that in the US. Freedom of Speech and the freedom to be critical of the government are pretty core values. Putin is losing his war in large part because as an authoritarian he surrounded himself with people afraid to tell him when he made a mistake. Freedom to criticize one's government makes one's government stronger, not weaker.