Originally Posted by Bladewire

Insulting and berating me doesn't distract from the truth.

Putin is a fascist dictator.

FASCIST: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition

I wouldn't be surprised if Putin has changed the Russian definition of the word fascist & dictator