I think Putin basically wants to cause chaos. The Euro looks like it will collapse before the Dollar.
Putin is an old cold warrior who hates the USA.
Anything that he thinks will injure the USA, he’s for it.
Of course he came to power by murdering his own people in a wag-the-dog plot:
http://old.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-satter043002.asp
In light of recent events in the EU he may want to switch back. LOL
europe should have never went with the euro.