Call me crazy, but if I were Russia, I would not want an overly ambitious American company dominating the Web market either (or aspiring to, anyway). Especially when you consider that Russia is the Web’s fastest growing Web market.
How would the US government feel if a foreign company sought to control and dominate in wireless, TV, radio, print, billboards or… the Web? It would not. The US government invented the Internet, so it seems logical that it has a hands-off approach on the Web… but I really do not see why we’re calling Putin et al. out for this. This is perfectly expected.