You realize the US covertly put Putin in power don’t you? The reason why is Yelstin was not tough enough to keep Russia together and when you have a country that big full of nukes you need a tough guy to keep the country together and keep it secure. Usually what the idiot politicians jaw jack about or what the media covers is usually a bunch of film flam. Most the politicians are on the take. They will take money from anyone. All this talk about Russia when China is a much bigger problem.