How come every poll - including those held by foreign agencies demonstrate that Putin enjoys ratings that can only be dreamt of by Western politicians? You clearly do not form part of the 80% of Russians who support him so do not speak in their name.

To all historical and political illiterates: The transfer of Crimea to ukraine was an internal administrative transfer within a SINGLE COUNTRY called the USSR - it was as if Merkel transferred some territory in Bavaria to Saxony to administer. It does not equate to giving it to another country. is this really hard to…