Putin's Russia
The Times ran a great cartoon yesterday - which managed to capture the madness of Russian democracy under Vladimir Putin.
The bare-chested Prime Minister cum President is proudly showing off his pectorals - like some poor man's Arnold Schwarzenegger - with Syria's Bahar al Assad stuck down the front of his combat trousers.
Mockery is the best way to deal with the vainglorious politician - the more the Russian paople laugh at his antics - the less powerful he becomes.