Republicans view Putin more favorably than they do leading Democrats - The Washington Post

…Russian President Vladimir Putin operates within a well-established political framework. He is an autocrat with near-unilateral control over his country. Russia has elections, but no one is under the impression that the results will be allowed to pose a threat to Putin's power. Personal freedoms are constrained significantly; opponents of Putin's regime have a habit of succumbing to sudden illness and accidents. Yet American Republicans view him slightly more positively than they do leading Democratic officials…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/23/republicans-view-putin-more-favorably-than-they-do-leading-democrats/