@susansiens To be fair, I've never once encountered any American who had anything genuinely nice and relevant to say about Putin. In fact, to do so would strike me as extremely out of character. I figured the sentiment was mutual. US/Russia relations are the longest and most threateningly lethal dick-measuring contest to ever exist in the history of humanity. That's why dudes get all hot and bothered whenever the US President has to shake the guy's hand. So much analysis of the handshake and body language to see who established dominance over the other. XD