NWO Propaganda: What the Story of Putin's "Disappearance" Says about How the West Misunderstands Russia - Since the West is ideologically incapable of accepting it had any part in this outcome, or that a country like Russia might choose a non-Western alignment of its own choice, it is obliged to look for a villain upon whom to put all the blame. In Russia’s case it is the country’s longstanding leader: Vladimir Putin : Russia Insider