Obama will go down in history along with Napoleon and Hitler as suffering from narcissistic overreach. We all know that Russia is in a downward spiral. Their demographics are horrendous and their ability to populate their nation, and secure their borders in the near term is in doubt.
Obama and Hillary thought that they could speed the process along, lean on Russia and it will collapse. But, failing to heed from history, they backed the Russian bear into a corner.
What Trump has to do IMO, is to help Russia, ‘die with dignity’ not unlike the British Empire. That means not provoking them, but at the same time not allow them, in their death spasms, to threaten their neighbors from the Baltics to the Black Sea. It’s a fine balancing act.
Did you ever hear of a president that is so possessed with his legacy, as that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave is?