Putin regards anti-Americanism as an effective tool for short-circuiting domestic discontent. Developments like the US Congress’s enactment of the Magnitsky Act, portrayed in Russia as an American provocation, have allowed the Kremlin to rally support at home with retaliatory measures such as a ban on foreign adoptions, while providing cover for a crackdown on domestic opponents.
普京将反美作为遏制国内异见的有效工具。美国国会批准的马格尼茨基法案（Magnitsky Act）被俄罗斯描述为美国的挑衅，克里姆林宫采取了禁止外国人领养俄罗斯孤儿等报复措施赢得国内支持，有效地打击了国内反对者。