Putin is a dictator who crushed Russia's movements towards democracy

Yeltsin Shelled Russian Parliament [32] Years Ago, U.S. Praised “Superb Handling”

One year later, Yeltsin rammed through the following:

USAID-funded Rule of Law implementers helped draft the Russian Constitution, Part I of the Russian Civil Code, and the Russian Tax Code.

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Please note that this is the same Constitution that 'fascist Pyootin' operates under. They loved the authoritarianism as long as it was a drunken idiot who was incapable of standing, let alone standing up to them.