Here is Senator John McCain's editorial in Pravda.ru:

Senator John McCain: Russians deserve better than Putin - English pravda.ru

To me, it sounds like the kind of Cold War rhetoric which should have ended 20 years ago.

Russian reaction so far is indignant and scathing... mirroring American reaction to Putin's recent op-ed in the New York Times.

The McCain-Putin Chapter of Mice and Men - English pravda.ru

This article takes special issue with McCain's comments about "repression" in Russia and goes into a defensive rant about Russia's recent "gay propaganda" laws, but it should be noted here that McCain, a right-wing republican, is not exactly a champion of gay rights in the US.


Even American commentators are critical of McCain's rhetorical homage to Reagan-style relations with Russia...

John McCain’s self-defeating Pravda op-ed can only help Putin