Well, we all know that Putin said the collapse of the soviet scumbag empire was the worst event of the 20th Century. So his goal of reestablishing the empire is what he is about, and frankly it’s what his putinista supporters on FreeRepublic want. They want an anti-American empire to be led by Putin as a persistent enemy of democracy.
Yes, Putin and his Putinista toadies clearly hate the USA and everything it stands for.