If you restrict yourself to the last 20 years then the argument in favour of Russia is easy to make, as it has essentially been neutered in terms of foreign int

If you restrict yourself to the last 20 years then the argument in favour of Russia is easy to make, as it has essentially been neutered in terms of foreign intervention. However if you look back a bit further you'll have to take into account global communism when judging how oppresive Russia has been to humanity as a whole, and I don't think the comparison will end up favourable to Russia.