The Soviet Union is gone but Putin is still an old-school KGB commie. 
 
The fact that Trump can be manipulated with a wink and a flirt should be appalling to all Americans. 
 
Don't forget the rest of the story...Donald jr. stating a large proportion of Trump income from Russia (let's see those tax returns), hiring Manafort ("Russian Agent" fits well in this context IMO), the changes in the Republican platform concerning Ukraine (to Putin's advantage), Trump calling for Putin to interfere in the U.S. election...