“Mr Putin” couldn’t hope for a better friend in the WH than Obama, with all that he’s done to appease him, including on missile defense, the New START nuke treaty, the Obama-Putin Iran deal, Obama’s slashing of our military, etc.
Obama comes from a long line of hard left radicals who were devoted supporters of the mass-murdering Soviet Union. And KGB/FSB Putin is out to basically restore that evil empire.
But do it think Mr. Putin would RESPECT more a person of strength, such as a Donald J. Trump. I say yes.