Yes, we all learned about the American Civil war when we were kids, but were never taught anything about Russia's powerful navy playing a pivotal role in preventing the Anglo-French alliance from interferring in the Civil War which could have broken the Union. Most Americans don't even know that when the Russian Navy came to New York, they actually paraded right on Broadway Avenue in front of thousands of welcoming and cheering Americans. Just imagine how the world would be so different today if the US and Russia were allies. As to your excellent question, "So do you think Putin/Trump camp were working together. " I thought about it as a possibility in 2018 when they were both at the Helsinki summit. You remember this when Putin passed a soccer ball to Trump. I laughed so much when Trump started railing at the FAKE NEWS Media that was present, then in passing said, "you don't have fake news in Russia" and Putin smiled then with a smirk said, "Oh yes we do!" The idea that Trump and Putin made some secret deal to destroy the DS persists in my mind to this day. Trump could keep his hands clean while Putin did what had to be done. Was this a contingency plan if Trump was out of the White House? Could be. Since Biden is occupying the WH all the mess happened under his watch and not Trump's. Trump does not have to condemn Putin, he just criticizes Biden instead. There is no question that Trump and Putin hit it off well and I believe that Putin had hoped that he could really negotiate a deal to solve the NATO encroachement along the Russian border. Remember when Trump said that he was going to pull the US out of NATO? The Deep State operatives panicked. I think that Trump was testing for a reaction on whom would scream the loudest and I suspect that Putin had a good laugh about it. You must remember when Adam Shiff was having a panic attack, when he demanded to know what Putin and Trump discussed in private at the Helsinki summit. That confirmed that the DS for once were kept in the dark. Shiff even threatened to question Trump's interpreter which he had no authority to do. That was very telling, being that there is no question as to whom Shiff's loyalties are given. Remember that Shiff's sister is married to George Soros' son. Now that the conflict in Ukraine is in full force, the DS has been trying to cripple Russia in any way that they can. The destruction of Nordstream One and half of Nordstream Two with explosives was true desperation by the DS and all it did was give cold homes to the EU this winter. The destruction of these pipelines can also be considered an act of war, trying to provoke the patience of Russia. The Russian Federation has many other trading partners around the world they really don't need the West. The DS has been planning this conflict for a long time with Russia and they did it by threatening Russia's security using NATO expansion. Remember many years ago when President George W. Bush announced that they were going to setup missile bases in Poland? I was saying NO, NO, NO, not this! That was DS agression against the Russian Federation. Russia was not threatening anyone, they were still struggling to get back on their feet with their new Free Market economy along with repaying their restructuring loans to the Rothschild banking cartel. After the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union, the Cold War was over, but the DS was desperate to find a new way to maintain distrust between the US and Russia to prevent any alliance between our two nations. The DS knows that if the Russian Federation and the United States ever became allies as they once were during the times of the Czars, it would be the end of NGOs, protracted wars all around the world, unwanted regime changes in weaker countries, and the destruction of the evil and corrupt banking cartels along with the execution of all the treasonous traitors in the US.