At the core, a despot is a kleptocrat.
Putin has looted Russia's economy and Trump wants that same ability.
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/stealing-russia-blind/
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/03/29/1088886554/how-putin-conquered-russias-oligarchy
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-09-05/book-excerpt-punishing-putin-inside-the-global-war-to-bring-down-russia
https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/russians-strip-loot-mariupols-flagship-steel-plant/
And it's not just wealth that is stolen
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-war-russia-children-putin-b2487474.html
Browder has made it clear how murderous a despot becomes.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2015/02/16/browder-putin-has-stolen-hundreds-of-billions-of-russias-wealth-a43920
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