Opinion of Vladimir Putin

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

HP

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Massive FF because muh American imperialism and Ukrainian fascists!

[Oldiesfreak1854]

HP (normal, not Trump.)

[Santander]

Mild FF. I'd outright admire him if he didn't essentially make himself president for life. I admire his piety and zealous defense of Christianity while our pathetic leaders in the godless West worry more about not offending minorities than fighting terrorism and promoting the values that made the West great in the first place. For centuries, Russia was the bulwark of Christendom, and under Putin, she is fulfilling her destiny once more.

[DavidB.]

Mild FF. I'd outright admire him if he didn't essentially make himself president for life. I admire his piety and zealous defense of Christianity while our pathetic leaders in the godless West worry more about not offending minorities than fighting terrorism and promoting the values that made the West great in the first place. For centuries, Russia was the bulwark of Christendom, and under Putin, she is fulfilling her destiny once more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Russia

Despite a significant reduction in the abortion to birth ratio since the mid-1990s, the countries of the former Soviet Union maintain the highest rate of abortions in the world. In 2001, 1.31 million children were born in Russia, while 2.11 million abortions were performed.[32] In 2005, 1.6 million abortions were registered in Russia;[4] 20% of these involved girls under the age of 18.[33] Official statistics put the number at 989,000 in 2011,[4] though Russian pro-life activists say that number is much higher.[27]

As of 2010, the abortion rate was 37.4 abortions per 1000 women aged 15–44 years, the highest of any country reported in UN data.

[Zuza]

Mild FF. I'd outright admire him if he didn't essentially make himself president for life. I admire his piety and zealous defense of Christianity while our pathetic leaders in the godless West worry more about not offending minorities than fighting terrorism and promoting the values that made the West great in the first place. For centuries, Russia was the bulwark of Christendom, and under Putin, she is fulfilling her destiny once more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Russia

Despite a significant reduction in the abortion to birth ratio since the mid-1990s, the countries of the former Soviet Union maintain the highest rate of abortions in the world. In 2001, 1.31 million children were born in Russia, while 2.11 million abortions were performed.[32] In 2005, 1.6 million abortions were registered in Russia;[4] 20% of these involved girls under the age of 18.[33] Official statistics put the number at 989,000 in 2011,[4] though Russian pro-life activists say that number is much higher.[27]

As of 2010, the abortion rate was 37.4 abortions per 1000 women aged 15–44 years, the highest of any country reported in UN data.

Well, you can't blame Putin for this since number of abortions was much higher before him (more data here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia#After_WWII).

Neither you can praise him, though. Putin doesn't seem to have anything to do with decreasing abortion rate, it's just a common trend in Russia (both under Yeltsin and under Putin) and other post-Soviet countries.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

I hate Putin. HP.

[dax00]

tough choice. he's heavily misinformed and over-informed at the same time. at least he's not a mason

[Slow Learner]

tough choice. he's heavily misinformed and over-informed at the same time. at least he's not a mason

Since Russia obviously isn't known for its extensive share of oligarchs or anything.

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

Horrible person in horrible political system. Sad story.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

tough choice. he's heavily misinformed and over-informed at the same time. at least he's not a mason

what the christ

[I’m not Stu]

HP.

[SNJ1985]

FF    

[OSR stands with Israel]

HP

[Goldwater]

Obvious HP is obvious.

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Obvious HP is obvious.

[nolesfan2011]

murderous thug, HP

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Creepy poststructuralist strongman.

[Xing]

A power-hungry monster. HP.

[Higgs]

FF using evergreen's logic in the Castro thread. (Joking of course, Putin is an HP)

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

A brutal tyrant none the less, like Erdogan, elected democratically. I view him as a necessary ally.

[nicholas.slaydon]

A big mixed bag.

[Middle-aged Europe]

The quintessential HP.

[Storebought]

An African dictator dislodged in Eurasia: a trashy warmongering lowlife.

[Arturo Belano]

Horrible