Please don't speak for other people, and especially don't be sure of what they think.
I'm a "resident Putinista". What I admire (yeah, admire) about Putin is that he is a strong leader who loves his country and will fight for his beliefs. My feeling has always been a wish that we had a leader with those characteristics. Pence expressed those sentiments perfectly.
Pray that we elect two such leaders....Trump AND Pence. It says a lot about Trump that he chose the most capable person for VP, with no concern that he might be overshadowed.
Same I suppose can be said for Hitler, or any number of despots throughout history. You need to wake your sleepy butt up to the reality of the man and all the evil he has done and is still doing.