I don't get it

[Dill]

(03-22-2017, 11:57 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Why would then Russians prefer Trump?  Hillary gave them 20% of American uranium.

Just to add something to what other posters have said: If you are Putin you are not a friend to the US, and you will be happier if the US has a weak leader.

Russians watching the debates had to notice Trump's lack of focus and understanding of policy. In the last debate he was completely thrown off his game, and ended just being rude and stewing in his own anger. 

Trumpsters might cheer and claim Trump won because he called Hillary a "nasty woman" in public.

But if you are Putin, you definitely want that guy sitting across the negotiation table from you, the guy who can be thrown off track and distracted and who doesn't have command of details--not Hillary.

Add to this the fact Trump appeared willing to damage US alliances and the kind of soft diplomacy which had so often put Russia at a disadvantage, and Trump would definitely be preferable. Remember he had millions of voters backing him on this.

The only negative--perhaps not a small one--would be that Trump could potentially disrupt the international economy in a manner that hurt Russia.