Vladimir Putin: the full interview

A bastard, and a rightwing bastard at that. But rational, at least about what really counts, nuclear weapons.

Note how global warming doesn't even come up, I don't think. But he's right at least in rhetoric about much of US-Russian/Soviet history, about how international relations should work, and much else.

No, I don't "love" or even "like" him. But he runs the other main nuclear power, and he's spot on about reinstituting serious arms control.