It is ridiculously simple. This is Bonespur's way of thanking Putin for making him the US President. He has finally acknowledged it and wants Putin to know how very grateful he is for doing that. In return Comrade Bonespur will be the ever-faithful loyal puppetclown useful idiot he was born to be. Everyone wins. Putin gets the worldwide acknowledgement of his essential crucial significant role in this and Comrade Bonespur gets to be the puppet clown he was always meant to be servicing a strong tough manly man. Something Bonespur wishes he were but knows he isn't. Isn't that sweet?