Would Putin be a conservative or a liberal in the USA?

Conservative.

Putin is just like  Trump. 

• Putin originally came to power promising to restore Russia to greatness after many years of the drunk and incompetent Yeltzin and some horrific economic crises.

• Trump is running for power on a "Make America Great Again" policies.

• Putin utilizes nationalism and fear or hatred of minorities to energize his base of neo-fascist thugs.

• Trump boldly utilizes  anti-immigrant fears to energize  his rabid base of redneck racists.

• Putin sells a romantic vision of the past which borders on the kitsch, which Russians love.

• Trump sells a romantic vision of the past which borders on the kitsch, which Americans love.

• Putin is an alpha male who pours derision on his opponents, including President Obama.

• Trump is an alpha male who pours derision on his opponents.

• Putin is a conspiracy theorist(or pretends to be for propagandic purposes.)

• Trump is a conspiracy theoriest about Obama.

• Putin's pathetic masculine ego results in embarassing pictures of himself barechested.

• Trump's pathetic masculine ego results in sexist comments and trophy wives. 

• Putin is strongly anti-gay marriage.

• Trump is strongly anti-gay marriage.

• Putin does evil sorcery.

• Trump does evil sorcery.

And both of them are filthy frickin' rich oligarchs in their respective countries. Though Putin is richer.

OK, OK, Putin has a certain Russian iciness to his persona that seems more frightening than Trump's New Yawk bluster. 

There's a bit of the clown Berlusconi thrown in to Trump's persona.

And as far as I know, Trump hasn't poisoned anybody and so far none of the press he rails against has ended up shot yet. Megan Kelly should probably claim asylum somewhere though.

Are you kiddin' me?

Putin is a Republican's wet dream.