[Right_Wing_Madman]

Never forget the Russian culture was heavily influenced by the Mongol hordes.

Russian culture was influenced by the Mongols. But more importantly, the Russian Empire was formed by the remnants of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Russians see themselves as the center of civilization, following the road paved by Rome and Constantinople. Czar literally means "Ceasar" in Russian.

[Peter ODonnell]

I’m in a third group that thinks Putin has some valid ideas and that we are not hearing the whole truth about Ukraine or any other major issues, but also that Putin has flaws as big as our own leaders, in different areas.

The globalism vs Putin battle is not good vs evil either way round, it is two forms of evil battling for position. There are no large-scale ideologies or forces in the world today that we should support, just a return to the Trump agenda.