I think the point is that Putin might have played in favor of Trump. That means some kind of influence, probably not too big. But Trump didn't win by a large difference anyway...
I think the point is that Putin might have played in favor of Trump. That means some kind of influence, probably not too big. But Trump didn't win by a large difference anyway...
True, but as Putin said (I'm paraphrasing), "a US president who want to improve relationships with Russia, who wouldn't want that?" But I don't think that is justification enough for hacking. We know that Russia practices realpolitik.
Let's also remember that President Duterte of the Philippines also favored Trump. I think also China (but couldn't be sure about China).