I don’t see why Putin would want to see the US to fail unless he wants to face the one billion Chinese threat on his eastern border with no other world superpower to help balance against the danger.
The Chinese and the Russians are forming an alliance of late. We are the enemy they have in common. In fact, due to a number of mistakes over the years, we have become the focus of anger for many countries in the world.
We live in dangerous times. We do not have capable leadership and a great portion of our population is not prepared to face the threats we have both external and internal. I pray that we find the leaders and the courage to face both.