“And if by chance (and there are fewer and fewer occurences of this) Putin’s actions coincide with what I believe to be Russia’s interests, I support him. “
It looks like youre slowly coming to our side.
There is a big difference between loving my own country (Russia) and being on your side.
I wish we could have fewer mutual reservations, the time will show. But it looks for me that neither US leaders nor ours are really ready to give up the old habits.