A pretty good iron fist at that. His KGB days honed his style while the US President honed his style as a community organizer. Not even close to a fair fight.
I think this is going to get ugly quickly. The meeting in Kiev will do nothing. Most NATO countries need the Russian energy supply so what can they do?
It seems China is backing the move too as they get a bit more aggressive. The next couple years could be troubling in terms of stability. Stay tuned....