Yup. It amazes me to see so many on this board that think Putin is the cat's meow just because he doesn't respect Obambi. Russia had a historical opportunity to become an economic powerhouse, but instead lapse into government gangersterism and Putin has made it worse. They can't even produce a decent loaf of bread. Putin is not our friend.
Obama wants western civilization destroyed, with nothing left but chaos. Hillary wants to be a dictator with an iron fist. Putin is brutal, but at his worst he would do less harm to America than either Hillary or Obama. He's doing more to slow the destruction than any other national leader. It's hard to worry about the long-term risks from Russia when the short-term dangers are immediate and severe.
Putin will never respect anyone. He will be remembered as a loser who was responsible for shooting down a commercial airliner. Then, his boys looted the crash site. His domestic enemies usually wind up poisoned, the murder weapon favored by personal cowards.
Reminds me of a cartoon I saw years ago, a US developer, or somebody, was demonstrating some kind of gizmo to some Russians and remarked, "It's the best thing since sliced bread." The Russians exclaim in unison ( and large cartoon print,) "SLICED BREAD ?!?!?!?!"