The relationship and trust between Russia and the West is broken for ever

[Baron]

The new reality is that most of Russians demand from Putin to freeze any contact to any western organization, to quit membership in any western club and organization and reposition Russia to China and East Asian countries.
It will be needed at least three or four Generations to forget Ukraine, Merkel, Obama, Trump's desire to start WWIII with Russia, NATO's East expansion, unjust sanctions, bullying, lying of western presstitutes etc. etc. etc.
Any trust is lost and gone.
Due to the fact that the West in fifty years will be transformed to a bunch of Caliphates Russia will deal probably with Caliphs and Sultans, not with Presidents on Ministers like now.

 

[Meane]

"Most Russians demand from Putin to cut all off with the West and the other way? If you know what that would mean to Russia and to the Russians you're referring to as well as their economy, you will probably offer some references to your statistics.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

The new reality is that most of Russians demand from Putin to freeze any contact to any western organization, to quit membership in any western club and organization and reposition Russia to China and East Asian countries.
It will be needed at least three or four Generations to forget Ukraine, Merkel, Obama, Trump's desire to start WWIII with Russia, NATO's East expansion, unjust sanctions, bullying, lying of western presstitutes etc. etc. etc.
Any trust is lost and gone.
Due to the fact that the West in fifty years will be transformed to a bunch of Caliphates Russia will deal probably with Caliphs and Sultans, not with Presidents on Ministers like now.

Putin Is Russia's Ronald Reagan

After Trump was betrayed by House Republicans over the repeal of Obamacare, he had to throw the Cold War loving Chickenhawks a bone and work on pressuring them into surrendering their nostalgia for that. The more jobs he creates through various means, the more political capital he will have to lift the sanctions and get out of NYETO. If he doesn't go back to his original attitude towards Russia, it will destroy his other plans just like the Vietnam War destroyed LBJ's Great Society dreams.