The real reasons President Obama should cancel his plans for Moscow revolve around the domestic situation in Russia, Putin's positions on a number of key issues such as Syria and missile defense, and his endless demonization of the United States. Since returning to the Russian presidency in May 2012, Putin has launched the worst crackdown against human rights since the collapse of the USSR. The latest examples are the outrageous conviction of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on trumped-up embezzlement charges and the unprecedented posthumous conviction of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on tax evasion.
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