BTW Joe Biden once told Putin 'Mr. Prime Minister, I’m looking into your eyes, and I don’t think you have a soul.'
Joe finally did something right! http://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-putin-soul-2014-7
Bush said his famous soul phrase in 2001. Oil prices had been low for decades, Putin was new to power, very humble and acted his little heart out to appeal to Bush.
Now Putin has had high oil prices and power for more than a decade. High oil prices have given him arrogance to show his true self. Add to that the corruption that comes with having that much power for such a long time.