# Why Putin’s Defenders Are Increasingly American

- Source: Foreign Policy
- Published: 2026-10-23T19:00:30+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/23/putins-american-fellow-travelers-us-politics-russia/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/why-putin-s-defenders-are-increasingly-american-8b0dff/

Like Joseph Stalin’s Western fans, they use a vicious foreign regime to grind their axe at home.

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