A reader writes:
My wife and I are regular readers of your blog, French living in France, orthodox Catholics, and we thought you might be interested in a “grassroots” perspective on Putin enthusiasts in France, among which we count ourselves. We are not National Front (FN) supporters. Christian values or the support thereof probably have little influence on people’s view of the Russian president. The very reasons Putin’s leadership style is despicable to Americans are at worst neutral to many Frenchmen — and, in fact, as we face many similar problems, his way of dealing with them seems enviable to us …read more
Source: The American Conservative