Putin, though, is NOT our friend. Always remember that.
There are no “friends”, only interests.
Absolutely, and I always do.
Putin is not for America in any way, however there are occasions when America and Russia have common interests.
Removing Communism from Russia (and the United States) can make both nations disinterested competitors on the world market rather than a danger to one another.
Communism is the evil cancer, not the Russian people/culture or American people/culture.
This bears repeating.