According to my mate in the MOD at Whitehall, it seems more likely that Putin will do whatever the fuck he wants knowing that Trump will leave him unchecked.
I've heard quite a lot of talk amongst US investment banker sorts that suggest that Trump may have received some large bail outs from Russian contacts during the fall out of the financial crisis. No idea if it is true or not.
According to my mate in the MOD at Whitehall, it seems more likely that Putin will do whatever the fuck he wants knowing that Trump will leave him unchecked.