So what is Vladimir Putin Really afraid of?

The Green Libertarian Party usually doesn't go far, into Foreign Policy, but I was reminded of an Awesome Article from NPR about a Human Rights issue that triggered a 2012 Law:  The Magnitsky Act.  There are people, blocked from Russia for Human Rights Violations.  But Russia retaliated, by stopping Adoptions of Russian Children.

Many thanks to Rachel Maddow for her help, that I could find this.

2011 Russian Election seems connected to 2016 US Election

I'm watching  the Rachel Maddow Show right now.  In it, she is showing how the State Department might have influenced the 2011 Russian Election.  You've got to see it to believe it, but there were definitely people in Russia, who didn't  like having Putin in charge.  See this clip!