Though I agree with your statement broadly, right now it’s clear that Russia would be doing everything in its power to sway things. Their cyberwarfare department is nothing to sneeze at actually, if you look at what they’ve been doing. In fact, one could argue they’re the strongest on that front.

The image of the inscrutable orientals is such a powerful cultural force in the west that even on a comment acknowledging that the boogeyman isn’t as powerful as it is made out to be, half of the comment is still just fear mongering.