North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's opponents have even less to say than Putin's. Because most of them are dead. The rest don't want to be.
Kim Jong-un executes two North Korea officials 'using anti-aircraft gun'
Kim has carried out a series of executions since taking power in 2011 after his father’s death as he puts his mark on the leadership of the isolated nuclear-armed nation. The most high profile was the killing three years ago of his uncle and one-time deputy Jang Song Thaek. He had about 50 officials executed in 2014 on charges ranging from graft to watching South Korean soap operas.
You can lead a horse to water. But you can't make him get down on one knee and do an Al Jolson impression!