Sorry pal you are uninformed and yes I have been to Russia, I had an office in SP and in fact in most of the cities around the world dealing with semi govt comms agencies. I know the mentality better than you ever will, trust me tovarich. Anyway, read on and learn! Putin cares very much about the cabal, more than you know. His entire geo political pattern has been to prevent intrusion and that includes internal dissent. If you are able to dig, you will find that the internal problems are cabal deep staters. Putin, whether you like him or not, was the first world leader who recognized the danger of the cabal thugs and their geo political goals. He figured out Merkel long before anyone else. He knew what was up as early as 20 years ago. He is an arctic fox who outsmarts the best of them. That is why DJT has tons of respect which is mutual. History will show that both are working closely on defeating the cabal in the western hemisphere.