MOSCOW - It is utterly predictable that while U.S. news media has been flooded by heartfelt eulogies from politicians over the death of Senator John McCain, the reaction in Russia has largely been been the polar opposite. It would hardly be an exaggeration to note that Russian state and media figures have, in a figurative sense, danced on the
McCain’s Death Draws Few Tears in Moscow, as Russia Bows Off a Sworn Enemy
McCain grew obsessive in his resentful attitude toward Moscow, and his hawkishness only grew as Putin followed through on his pledge to not behave as a U.S. vassal.