I suppose Obama does hate Putin because Putin easily bests him at every turn, making him look like an idiot.
OTOH, I doubt Putin hates Obama. Who can hate the rube at the card game that makes everyone else rich? You don't respect him, but you sure don't want him to go away, at least not until you've totally tapped him out.
Putin knows if Obama stays at the helm, there's two more years of humiliating defeat for the US and easy victories for him. Should Obama leave the table, the next guy won't be so naïve.
Napolean had a saying about stupid leaders - "Never interrupt your enemy while he's making a mistake"
I suppose Obama does hate Putin because Putin easily bests him at every turn, making him look like an idiot.
Putin has started a transnational shooting war in Europe, PO’d his best customers in the EU and now cratered his economy with these sanctions.
Only in a dream world is Putin beating everybody. Pretty much fail across the board at this point for one party state Russia.
That’s a perfect analogy.