The thing is that Putin does not mean us well.
As long as we need the Middle East due to energy, we will need to be concerned about this and we won’t have the luxury of proclaiming Putin the leader of the “free world”.
I really do think this is what the dealio is with the globalists, at least to some extent. Gang up on the Putins of the world, you know? If only they would stick with that, and not try to hold the rest of the world hostage to their profit-taking schemes.
Putin is leader of the free world by default. Until Trump becomes president.