> “Reporting” on Russia by the likes of BBC is just war propaganda now.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Please site your evidence the BBC is broadcasting war propaganda. Both BBC and Al Jazeera have been quite impartial and to their credit, getting news out of Russia isn't easy.

> For a fact, more people in the UK get visits from the police over social media posts than they do in Russia.

I suspect that is because Russian police have far more pressing matters to deal with than capturing escaped swans and intervening between members of the underclass sending each other threats on farsebook!