Fancying Putin I can almost understand, but if Trump is so focused on his showmanship that he's actually convinced himself that the mafia leader who's family highjacked a country and its population is a guy to heap praise on.. That's terrifying. And I've been mostly enjoying the postmodern spectacle that he is.
As for lamenting it as a victory for Kim, I don't see why it should be a zero sum game with his gains being everyone else's loss. Time will tell I'm sure.