Not to mention, the political instability and insecurity, the sheer chaos caused by the violent rhetoric alone is exactly what Putin wants, since it weakens the West. In his zero-sum view of the world, this means Russia benefits, but he doesn’t realize that Russia has directly benefited from a stable West for as long as he has been in power.
With Trump threatening Panama, Canada and Mexico and Musk threatening the UK and Germany, Putin must be very pleased. They’re diligently undermining Western alliances even before taking power.
Not to mention, the political instability and insecurity, the sheer chaos caused by the violent rhetoric alone is exactly what Putin wants, since it weakens the West. In his zero-sum view of the world, this means Russia benefits, but he doesn’t realize that Russia has directly benefited from a stable West for as long as he has been in power.
With Trump threatening Panama, Canada and Mexico and Musk threatening the UK and Germany, Putin must be very pleased. They’re diligently undermining Western alliances even before taking power.