I hope you are right but it would not surprise if Putin did this.
Remember Obama’s infantile comments to Putin about Syria. What an embarrassment!
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/253410-obama-russias-support-for-assad-a-big-mistake
And this Snowden debacle? (ignore the title)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmW1xCJMDVc