That started with 9/11 with "what is at stake is not just America's freedom", "this struggle for freedom and security for the American people" and so on [0].

Good old times when Putin was first to call Bush and offer all the possible help [1].

[0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attack...

[1] https://carnegieendowment.org/2001/10/24/u.s.-russia-relatio...