Amen. For once in history Russia might even be playing the good guy.
The buzz I'm getting is Putin isn't liking how this whole globalization thing is going because he thinks it will harm Russia. So he's acting a little more independently these days, and think about it: We're bankrupt, they're prosperous. Can you blame him for turning the tables on us and throwing his weight around?
FWIW, I read something somewhere that back in the 80's (Reagan) when the Cold War was winding down he was a double agent. Meaning, he helped us "win." He's an enigma, that man.
His main beef has to do with US belligerence. Can't blame him for that.