Russians: they run the full range from "pure evil" to "morally complex". Can someone with ties to Russia achieve anything good? Evidently not.

I had some pretty good borscht today.

Slightly more seriously, Russia seems to get no credit for hosting Snowden, who's otherwise being lauded as a hero in these comments. Of course they're doing this to thumb their nose at the US, but the fact that Snowden isn't (apparently) even being pressured to serve his new masters is somewhat surprising.

My armchair analysis: Snowden would not make an effective puppet (because patriot) and is good enough to host as an FU to the US.