yes, Russia actually was part of the DESERT STORM Coalition. Putin and Bush43 have different ideologies but they respected each other as men.
I think things would be a lot different now in Ukraine, Iran, Syria, and in the entire middle east if Putin had mature rational adults to deal with in the USG
Um.. probably get in to hot water for saying so... Ukraine is part of ‘greater’ Russia, with a mixture of ethnic grps & languages. I know they want to be left alone. But they are really Russians (to be transparent, I’m not Russian). It’s a big issue for Russia & Ukraine to figure out. Also, any ideological differences between Russia & USA (Bush43 & Putin) would be insignificant vis a vis Islamic ones.