Your hate for Putin influences your judgement.
If he was an imbecile,he wouldnt have taken Crimea and the road to Crimea.
I would say he is smart and a strategic thinker.
I say he is an imbecile not because I hate him, but because this is what he truly is.
He is the leader of Russia since 2000, so he had 25 years to show his worth. He had presided over a big country with huge natural reserves and a big nuclear arsenal which gives it complete autonomy and safety.
What did he achieve in 25 years? His currency is worthless, his country has rampant inflation, his foreign exchange reserves are frozen by tiny countries like Belgium, his countrymen are dying in trenches in a useless war, or in meat assault in motorbikes or unarmored vehicles. Only a big retard would be able to achieve this.
I mean, considering its resources, Russia should have been as wealthy as Norway or Canada. Instead, 20% of Russians lack indoor plumbing.
A good leader would have developed the country, attracted foreign investment, created strong capital markets and engaged in free trade. Instead, he attracted economic sanctions in the same league as Iran and foreign capital fled Russia.
Russia is a ruined country with no future, despite having the potential to be one of the wealthiest in the world. Only an imbecile would be able to achieve such results.