He was long reviled by Russia’s state-controlled media as a deranged warmonger. President Vladimir V. Putin said he had “lost his roof” — in other words, gone crazy — during his time in captivity in Vietnam. Despite, or rather because of, all the abuse, however, Senator John McCain will be sorely missed in Moscow.
New York Times: Russia hated John McCain, and will miss him dearly
US Senator John McCain waves to protestors during a mass rally of the opposition Independence Square in Kyiv on December 15, 2013. McCain told more than 200,000 EU supporters rallying in Kiev on Sunday that Washington backed their desire for European integration. "To all Ukraine, America stands with you," he called out to the cheering crowd. "The free world is with you, America is with you, I am with you... Ukraine will make Europe better and Europe will make Ukraine better." AFP PHOTO/ GENYA SAVILOV / AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV
