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Putin, facing resistance, needs a Trump win more than ever | Trudy Rubin

A Trump win would kill NATO, undermine Western democracies, and help the Kremlin distract from protests at home.

People hold posters reading "Freedom for Khabarovsk region's governor Sergei Furgal" during an unsanctioned protest in support of Furgal, who was interrogated and ordered held in jail for two months, in Khabarovsk, 6,100 kilometers (3,800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 18, 2020.
People hold posters reading "Freedom for Khabarovsk region's governor Sergei Furgal" during an unsanctioned protest in support of Furgal, who was interrogated and ordered held in jail for two months, in Khabarovsk, 6,100 kilometers (3,800 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 18, 2020.Read moreIgor Volkov / AP