Judging by comments on BBC News and elsewhere
Yea there was a good one apparently from someone in the Uk with a good original sounding name saying how the Russians are just thinking of the people, and its democrocy in action.
Yes, I should imagine he would see it as an added bonus if he was relieved of the requirement to host a sideshow for the physically-imperfect. Not my opinion, you understand, but one I can quite imagine him holding.
I'm fairly sure I know what he thinks of Obama