Ukraine never belonged to Russia and Putin's politics are as far away from USSR as it gets if that's what you implied. Putin is using the USSR symbolism while driving into the diametrically opposed direction politically.
As for the "he has no clue" part. Man you're so naive. He knows that the investigation was legit, he knows FIFA is corrupt, he knows he is corrupt himself. Everything Putin ever says in public serves the purpose of catering to the domestic propaganda and attracting the tinfoil hats of the Western world.
Here is the important thing in bold: Putin actually believes nothing of what he says on the media.