He managed to stifle even the concept of civil disobedience, having killed much of the opposition, used nostalgia of Brezhnev years and immense resources to convince most Russians they can still outlast the West.
In any case, ruining the West with any means without firing a shot, which includes pandemic by government-sponsored ignorance, is a feat he would love to accomplish. And Trump is his vehicle to bring in the end.
What Putin wants to happen, a Balkanization at a massive scale.
Yes he would guaranteed be totally ecstatic if that happened to USA and EU, except, it’s more likely to happen for the Russian federation.
He managed to stifle even the concept of civil disobedience, having killed much of the opposition, used nostalgia of Brezhnev years and immense resources to convince most Russians they can still outlast the West.
In any case, ruining the West with any means without firing a shot, which includes pandemic by government-sponsored ignorance, is a feat he would love to accomplish. And Trump is his vehicle to bring in the end.