Very well said. There are no longer major ideological differences with Russia since the end of the Cold War.
It’s crazy that Trump as a candidate may do more to better Russian diplomatic relations than Hillary and Obama have done in 7 years.
Putin handles the media differently; critics are killed.Xi institutes more re-education as zeal for Communist dogma is washed away by capitalist satisfaction of basic needs.
Putin is revealed as a force in Blowing Up Moscow, 2006, Alexander Litvinenko and Yuri Felshtinsky. KGB veterans blow up Moscow apartment blocks, blame Chechens; Putin assumes power, re-ignites the war.
Said to be apolitical in the sense of Rommel, though a Stalinophile terming collapse of Soviet Union worst catastrophe of Twentieth Century.
Hillary failed at Re-Set. Obama was pathetic as flexible.
Trump and Putin represent their respective martial arts: the deal; the takedown.