Bob, right or wrong, Pravda or not, in my opinion that piece was written by a native American-English speaker. Somebody born in this country with an axe to grind.
Judging by the usage and spelling errors, it was hammered out by an American college graduate. Foreign English-speakers would never make the mistakes this guy did.
We haven't heard the last of this little story, I suspect.
I hate when people on either side try to sucker me, and the Master Caution light on my sucker detector circuit is going full bore.
Bob K--