@truth_seeker
He has his opponents executed.
How’s that?
Not persuasive. When FDR and Churchill allied with the USSR, they set in motion a situation whereby they saved MILLIONS of allied soldiers. Namely they let the Russians die, not Americans and Brits.
William Shirer's "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" would be a great reference.
Eisenhower let the USSR dash to take Berlin first, knowing they would suffer huge losses, which we largely avoided.
In Putin's case, he is in conformity with his nation-cultural norms, just as are the leaders of China, N. Kores, Saudi Arabia, etc.
The US would be very lonely indeed, if it restricted negotiations to only "Constitutional, Christian" leaders and governments