Also a reminder: "Obama did it too" doesn't mean Trump doing it was good - in fact, it means exactly the opposite.https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/976419426798047232 …
You're attributing way too much of Russian behavior to American presidents. Russian national interest--especially Putin's interpretation of it--does much more to explain those events.
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Russia long dominated its near abroad. Putin believes Russia losing that influence with the USSR's collapse was a tragedy that needed to be rectified. Maybe some POTUS rhetoric or sanctions would've felt satisfying to Americans, but wouldn't transform Russia's national interests.
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