For once, Trump did something Putin won’t like.
I see some of you arguing with this premise based on some really pat and inaccurate assumptions about Russia and Putin. Putin doesn't like American intervention/regime change jingoism and he has repeatedly made clear that he will not tolerate American meddling in other countries.
Yes, that might strike you as ironic, given Russian meddling in the U.S. elections, but that was seen as Moscow's response to American meddling in Russia and the rest of the world. Putin hates this kind of stuff, especially when it's America doing it to one of his allies.
It's why he has supported Assad all the way, to mark a line in the sand for American intervention. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
