Putin is a little man, with little dreams. His sincerity to anything but his own Hubris is patently questionable.  His extreme insecurity and likely trauma are the underpinnings of his meglomaniacal behavior, and should be exploited by our intelligence programs as a very personal vendetta for his wanton lust of a death cult to further his hedonist ego. He Is the definition of the creepy little man that was abused, and beaten as a little boy.  What a sick, and sad little man.