quote: *But it's his bleak forecast for the U.S. that is music to the ears of th...

quote: But it's his bleak forecast for the U.S. that is music to the ears of the Kremlin, which in recent years has blamed Washington for everything from instability in the Middle East to the global financial crisis. EOQ

I agree that the article is more 'fun' than 'news', but is the WSJ implying in the sentence above that USA has nothing to see with the mentioned issues?