Well it is a bit odd that both Trump and Putin use the same propaganda strategy
"Russia’s goal is not exactly to convert someone who is anti-Russia and make them into Russia’s supporter, but to sow enough doubt and confuse people about the real facts on the ground, so they become unable to make sensible conclusions about who is right and who is wrong," Koffler said.
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Russian media spinning coverage to 'confuse' the public, experts say
Trump would not impose sanctions over Crimea until the gop mandated them. It was not in Putin's interest to invade Ukraine while Trump was trying to pull us out of Nato and England was pulling the UK out of Europe. And Biden's decision to finally pull out of Afghan, using Trump's Taliban agreement, did drive a wedge in Nato, although honestly did anyone really thing Afghan would work out well?