My rule of thumb is that if it's an organized group clearly and explicitly opposed to America then it is a force of good, stability, and peace in the world. I imagine there are exceptions but as a rule of thumb I'm likely to be right.

Do I know anything about Russia? Just that the average USSR citizen had as many calories as the US and I watched the movie about doping in the Olympics. Was I saying that I hope for a quick and lasting peace for the people of the Donbas region the nanosecond I heard they were being bullied? You bet your sweet ass I did.

Russia today doesn't strike me as... le good! and I'm open to learning more.