If this guy were Russian there would be stories about the KGB infiltrating Wall St, but because he’s Canadian he’s just running a “knowledge community.”
Yes, and that would be fully warranted. One is a criminal organization that kills dissidents and is entrenched in corruption. The other is the Canadian government.
So are all Russians suspect in your book?
Citizens are not their government. I think that should be clear to anyone that isn't trying to stoke nationalist ideologies.
Then how is your comment relevant? OP only said if this guy was Russian, he would be treated differently.