Putin warned pointedly of US exceptionalism 11 years ago in a NYT op-ed, right after he helped Obama face down pressure for war on Syria and there was then still a modicum of trust.
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-caution-from-russia-on-syria.html
Alas, Sullivan/Blinken seem “invincibly ignorant”.
