Russia has lost all my respect. It will not get it back until Russia has become a nation of brave people that dare embrace freedom for its own people. I spit on anything Russian today, hold warm in my heart those Russians that despise Putin and the Russian elite, support (verbally) all those that stand up against their dictatorship. Russia, the Taliban, Khomeini, there is no difference. They are all a bunch of fascists too scared to embrace freedom and hear the truths coming from all different directions. They represent the modern dark ages.