&gt;LDPR&#x27;s absolutely loyal to current powers. Believe it or not, if Zhirinovsky&#x27;s a part of a fringe extremist group, that&#x27;s an extremist group blessed by Putin.<p>LDPR is not absolutely loyal to current powers. It&#x27;s just another group Putin has to negotiate with (and has to give way on as often as not).<p>It&#x27;s something of a conspiracy theory that Putin is their puppet.<p>&gt;Why? Putin&#x27;s perfectly fine with all this bullshit<p>Mainly because he was actually asked &quot;should we invade Alaska?&quot; and he replied &quot;no, it&#x27;s too cold&quot; (see how seriously he takes them?).<p>&gt;Nah, imperial wet dreams of Great Russia, with Soviet war bears retaking Alaska and &quot;Fascington&quot; doesn&#x27;t seem bother him any tiniest bit.<p>What did you expect? Putin&#x27;s <i>really</i> not the kind of guy who whines and stamps his feet even when he&#x27;s genuinely angry.