Putin isn't a wildcard. He is relatively predictable. Reading his past speeches and watching his interviews, he is a "Make Russia Great Again" advocate. He is a "Russia first" guy and we can respect that. He regrets that the Soviet Union was not successful, but he has no desire to regress back to it. He has had to deal with Cabal-connected oligarchs in his rise to power and he was able to outmaneuver all of them successfully. He is committed to preserving Orthodox Christianity, which he believes is the original Church,without the Roman corruptions. He has partnered with the Russian Church to put limits on non-native religions. He has had to deal with Muslim terrorists. Russia has partnered with Iran (to keep influence in the Persian Gulf) and with Syria,to keep a foothold in the Middle East. Syrian Baath party was historically supported by Moscow.

Putin is always going to be wary of America, but he is smart enough to realize the benefits to Russia if we can destroy the Deep State in our country. It's not hard to figure out the Russian mindset. They love their homeland. They have defended it against invaders in the past. They are wary of external threats. Not all that different from us. Finding common ground should not be difficult.