For Putin, that's the beauty of
helping get Trump elected. He is likely to look the other way when authoritarians around the world consolidate power within their own countries. Many of these leaders used to think twice about taking such actions in the past, because they knew it may be met with condemnation and/or economic sanctions from America. Now, they can do it at will, because they know Trump can be placated with simple compliments. During Trump's time in office, both Putin and Xi have changed the laws in their own countries to make them President for life.