I admit i like Putin. i like what he says, I like his steady grip on power. I believe under his leadership, Russia has become like a foil to the USA’s ambitions. What would the Russian economy look like without sanctions? In fact what would the world be like without USA sanctions and constant attempts for regime change? How would Soviet Russia have developed had there been no Cold War? I wonder,(reply>), ironically i think our economy would be in a worse shape without the crimea sanctions. They allowed Putin to let ruble fall, which boosted domestic manufactoring. Also he imposed contrsanctions that boosted agriculture. We will survive the coronacrisis thanks to those.