Obama promised to “reset” the U.S. relationship with Russia, and he succeeded: Vladimir Putin went from disliking, but respecting, America and President Bush, to loathing, and looking down upon, America and, especially, her president.  As a result, Putin has flexed his muscle to show his ambitions by first invading Ukrain and clamping down oppositions.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ukrainian-filmmaker-sentenced-to-20-years-by-russian-court-1440508757

Oleh Sentsov, a vocal opponent of Crimea’s annexation, was accused of conspiring to commit terror attacks

Mr. Sentsov, an opponent of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year, called the charges fabricated and said the court had no jurisdiction. A co-defendant, Oleksandr Kolchenko, was sentenced to 10 years on lesser terrorism charges.
 

After the judge read the verdict, the defendants sang Ukraine’s national anthem. Mr. Sentsov waved to a supporter, put a hand on Mr. Kolchenko’s shoulder, and then called: “Glory to Ukraine!”