Putin thanks him too for spreading canards and red herrings.
All he did was speak what is actually the reasons that this is such a real issue. You don’t see either side, Obama or Putin, worrying a whole lot about freedom for poor Ukraine. Each side is interested in what they get from control of Ukraine. Obama fights for freedom for nobody. If he did he would free Venezuela, or help Christians in Iraq. Neither does Putin.
The whole idea is to influence the sheep, in the name of freedom or choice, to do the dirty work.