Have you simply ignored Putin’s statements and actions since he first took power in Russia? He allowed someone to step in that office for a single term (as a puppet), then rewrote the Constitution to allow him to never have a limit to his time in office, and has since bent the laws to essentially prevent any opposition in his perpetual reelection...
And his statements and actions have been 100% consistent with reestablishing the USSR - between he solidification of power, to his crackdowns and retaking of neighboring nations that had split away from the Russian Federation...
And now, in his defense of his actions to Tucker Carlson - he lays out 20 minutes of so-called Russian history as a reason to take back territory that he himself repeatedly affirmed were Ukrainian via treaties and agreements - Areas that were not historically “Russian” in their core ethnic make-up (even with the USSR’s forced relocations).
Useless, meaningless comment. Who cares? Putin is not President of the USA. Does Putin have military bases on the Mexican border? Or even the German border? I am also willing to bet you have little understanding of Government in Russia.
The logical upshot of your comment? Declare Russia an enemy until they make their country "more democratic" - whatever DC marxists and the MSM declare it is?
Most importantly,, you have ZERO control over the situation, and Putin has organized and aligned his nation so that Uncle Sam has ZERO control who runs Russia. In fact, Putin and others have aligned themselves such that the more the DC Marxists rage, the more it over-extends itself
So, we can deal with reality, and deal with the world as it is, for the benefit of the American people, pick-and-choose the battles we fight, OR - we can continue to engage in silly slogans and propaganda, stomp our feet and declare "Putin is a dictator!!" and destroy and bankrupt ourselves in the process for the benefit of a few in Washington DC
You choose the latter.