Were it not for the context I might agree with you...
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-crimea-sanctions-russia-226292
Donald Trump said Wednesday that, if he is elected president, he would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and lifting the sanctions against Russia.
At a wide-ranging news conference, Trump said he “would be looking into that” when asked about his stance on Crimea and Russia. The Crimean Peninsula has been part of Ukraine for decades, but Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed the territory in March 2014 after a popular revolt toppled Kiev's pro-Russian government.
And in the video I posted below Trump SUDDENLY changes his tune, now claiming to not know putin at all after saying he knew him well...
Which seems to show knowledge of guilt...
Clearly Putin IS trying to influence things in Trump's favor... and its not a big surprise.
And despite his claims to the contrary Trump has copious financial ties to Russia:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-financial-ties-to-russia-and-his-unusual-flattery-of-vladimir-putin/2016/06/17/dbdcaac8-31a6-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html 7/dbdcaac8-31a6-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html