Yes, he said that. However, effectively the same thing was said by Yeltsin in 1999, in a similar context. Russian nuclear forces haven't considerably changed in terms of capability since that time. Why the big surprise?

1999. “President Clinton permitted himself to put pressure on Russia,” Yeltsin said, “but it seems he has forgotten that Russia has a full arsenal of nuclear weapons.”

What do you want to say to the Russian people? We at polismi.ru are a team of volunteer translators who would _enjoy_ to facilitate the discussion between the West and Russia. However, nobody from the Western countries shows up. If you are so daring, register at polismi.org and try to engage in/start a discussion in a dedicated English part of the forum. English is OK. You are welcome.

If you believe the Russian people are a part of the problem, THEN you have some actual problems.

If you are from China, I agree pretty much that you know about it. But yet, you don't have a freaking hint about Russia, dude.

It's the same thing Soviet people were told about the United States.

May be, there were four turtles nearby, too?

Reportedly, Putin is a fan of Sakharov.

An excerpt some early interview with American "National Public Radio":

Mr. Siegel: On another subject, our listener, Alfred Friendly Jr., sent us this question. He wants to know what influence you believe Andrei Sakharov and other human rights advocates and their supporters in the West had on the course of Soviet and Russian history.
President Putin: I think that was a crucial impact that they provided. It was a fundamental impact that they provided to the Russian history. At different periods, certain periods of time in the life of any nation, there will be people who turn on the light, if you will, and they show a road for the nation to follow. And no doubt Andrei Sakharov was one of those people who turned on the light.
Link: http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/speeches/2001/11/16/2355_type82916_142499.shtml

That is, there are no problems whatsoever regarding Sakharov prize for Snowden.

You might also want to check that Putin is a fan of Solzhenitsyn, too -- under Putin, Solzhenitsyn's masterpiece was included into the Russian regular high school curriculum.

"in Putin's Russia, you can be arrested for voicing political dissent"

Proof, or it did not happen.

Take a notice: it's either "suspects" or "f**k the due process".

"they arrest gay people simply for being gay"

Proof, or it did not happen.

"the said citizens are known criminals"

You have clearly misspelled the word "criminals" but I fail to see in which particular way: was it "suspects" or "f**k the due process"?

If you need to "punish" Assad, tell him he's a nasty scumbag -- and be satisfied with keeping the moral high ground.

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