We'll see, but I think as long as good relations and fair business agreements are made in the region he won't do any land grabbing. The increasing problem he faces is US international treachery. Shall we list all of the dirty deeds meted out by the US in the past 60 years including Cuba, Iran, Vietnam ..... fast-forward to Irak, Afghanistan, Syria, and now Ukraine? Russia has much to be sceptical about and NATO's willingness to do Washington's bidding is a constant reminder that danger is never far away. So, your insinuation is that he'll take the Ukraine AND HOLD IT. Maybe, but I'm not ready to see that as a given.