Seeking to demonize Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Western media has apparently ended up inadvertently imbuing his image with almost godlike properties, effectively transforming the persona of a capable head of state into some kind of mythical omnipotent figure.

Earlier in August Netflix released a film called Icarus – a ‘documentary’ about what Western media has called the ‘Russian doping scandal’ featuring the revelations of WADA informant Grigory Rodchenkov.