AdvertisementWhat Was Russia's Role In 2016 U.S. Election? 2 Former KGB Officials Weigh InNovember 11, 2017Lucian KimfacebookEmail"Putin and his entourage are absolutely not interested in bad relations with America. They're scared of that. But the circumstances are such that they can't help but use anti-Americanism to strengthen their grip on power," says Gennady Gudkov, an opposition politician formerly with the KGB, shown here in February. (Kommersant via Getty Images)