I don’t think the Russkies have to blackmail him, although that’s their M.O. I think 0bama is just a craven narcissistic coward. An empty suit. A puppet who thinks he’s the puppet master. Putin is humiliating 0bama for one simple reason.
Because he can.
I do not think Obama is calling any of the shots. I think his job is to stand and read what is on the prompter. And for that... he and his family get to live “the dream”..... He is nothing more than a figurehead.
“I think 0bama is just a craven narcissistic coward. An empty suit. A puppet who thinks he’s the puppet master.”
Your assessment is spot on. Your statement also describes his fearsome “army” that some number of people here are afraid of. It’s all kabuki theater.
Agreed. Vlad is just being Vlad. Its also payback for Syria.