This speech is proof to me that, from a marxist perspective, putin is the product of irrecoverable contradictions between the international bourgeoisie and the russian national bourgeoisie, contradictions legitimized post '91 in libya, syria, yugoslavia, etc. Further legitimized by the subversion of Ukraine through programs like project aerodynamic as early as the 50’s. In my opinion, Russia wouldn’t be half the threat to the west without a strongman like Putin. That being said, he is not our friend, only convenient for our cause because he is allied to the biggest communist country in the world.