>It's a defender of human rights in this case. It's political opportunism in this case, there was neither an upside nor a downside to capitulating with US dema

>It's a defender of human rights in this case. It's political opportunism in this case, there was neither an upside nor a downside to capitulating with US demands, but Putin could at least make the US look like inept hypocrites. Of all the human rights abuses that occur in Russia how can you think that Putin decided this was one that needed to be held to a higher standard?