[sewercake]

re Aqueous' reply:

We know that America has a very bad track record when it comes to intervention in the democratic processes of other states.

We also know that Russia is a cynical, kleptocratic regime that has its fair share of moral and tangible crimes.

Your response does not acknowledge the last (and most important, imo) point in Sideloader's reply.

That is: The Russophobia can plausibly be seen as a cynical ploy to divert attention from the lack of proposals to solve a whole slew of domestic issues.