Vlad is taking full advantage of the current power vacuum (i.e. the US Presidential Administration).
“O’s” mismanagement of our long standing alliances, his disregard for the need to maintain US status as a global power, his disavowal of US exceptionalism, his reluctance to cultivate the proper diplomatic culture in furtherance of our interests…etc., have all created this power vacuum.
I am surprised that Vlad has waited THIS long to capitalize on “O’s” jejune and foolhardy conduct. I am also surprised that ONLY Vlad has done this!
He needed to wait until after the Olympics.