Only if, like in Russia, he can jail any opposition. He is a corrupt criminal. He talks the big Russian bear talk. But he has seen the virtual destruction of the Russian Economy & still made $billions.Russia is a economic skeleton which carries a big stick. Military, gas, oil & cabbage is all they've got. Putin strokes the Russian Nationalist ego but drains its finances. Hes a big & nasty version of Trump.
People call Hillary corrupt. Ha!
Well that's the western medias view - well summarized. Only it is a tad cartoonish.
Consider this alternative narrative that before Putin became the next iteration of evil, it was us in the west who destroyed Afghanistan, iraq, Libya and Syria. Putin sat back and watched. Then we sponsored an up rising in the Ukraine and Putin said enough is enough.
In fact at his 2015 xmas press conference he said just that - he asked does the west know what it's doing? He then proceeded to end the war in Syria. He negotiated a peace of sorts in the Ukraine. He then made Don Trump the President of the USA. - if your to believe the CIA, FBI, Obama and the democrats.
He is very popular in Russia even by independent western polls. The economy whilst stressed from western sanctions is much stronger than the bankrupt state he found post the 1990s reign of Yeltsin and Goldman Sacks.
As for blood on his hands -
Is the blood on his hands even near the volume that Bush Obama and Hillary have after destroying one country after another - I don't think so.
As for his self enrichment - Hilary has managed to accumulate $300 million while holding public positions - does that worry you.
So by any measure Putin is a more capable and much more decent human. His not an attractive man - let's be honest and the whole bare back horse riding thing is a bit odd.
Still when your the sole statesman in a world full of petty beuracrats you have to find some kind of stress release - a bit of computer hacking and horse riding sounds ok to me.