experience for many russians that fell off that perch, and, you know, they clung on. they have clung onto vladimir putin as their leader who can give them their pride back, and that s past been one of the main reasons for his enduring popularity today that he has given russians back their sense of pride, and i think we shouldn t dismiss that incredibly important factor in this election and in putin s popularity in general. in term of russia s response and russia s attitude towards the united states i mean look. there was a moment when donald trump was the candidate, when he was elected president of the u.s., but russians really believed after years of being, you know, kind of jostled around and being, you know, kind of disrespected i suppose they could see it by the administration of those earlier, they thought the situation was going to turn around. they had really high hopes that
trump was the candidate, when he was elected president of the u.s., when russians really believed, after years of being, you know, kind of jostled around and being disrespected by the obama administration and those earlier that they thought the situation was going to turn around. they had really high hopes that donald trump was the president who was going to see the world from their point of view, and so they have immensely disappointed in the past year and a half or so, since the trump presidency began that that did not happen, and i think that when your hopes are high and they re unfulfilled your disappointment is greater and i think that s why you see the heightened figures the united states is the enemy. fascinating reporting. that suggests putin will be reelected, reaffirmed and there will be tough relations between him and the united states and the entire western world. we will be following it and we will be back.