Leader-focussed framing is a central component of Western propaganda campaigns. It’s used to sell the simple idea there is a “bad guy” who “we” must stand up to, & like clockwork, anyone who dares to critique that narrative is immediately labelled an apologist for that leader.
It’s an unfortunately effective means of controlling the narrative and limiting dissent, notably because it comes not only from the right, but habitually and vocally from prominent leftists like Owen Jones.
A chorus of blue tick social imperialists 
I’ve written about the function of Jones, Mason, Monbiot and others before. They are playing that same function now. mronline.org/2018/08/06/soc…
Broader historical developments & context such as this are crucial in order to understand the West's portrayal of Putin. As Losurdo states, Putin is no Communist, but he's opposed US hegemony & sought "to reaffirm Russian power over its energy resources".
https://twitter.com/Louis_Allday/status/1487012373240201216?s=20&t=bePua6VFp48MhCjRwxiEjw
There’s a not insignificant number of people whose job is essentially to repeatedly say “I oppose war of course & yes, the US military is bad & yes, they lied last time, but *this* time it’s different - X leader is a monster who must be opposed & the Left needs to get behind it”.
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