Cold War where they said they would destroy us was mighty friendly, Berlin Wall was mighty friendly, whatever Russia may or may not have done in the past has nothing to do with pitin and modern Russia
Murder of US Army Major Arthur D. Nicholson Jr. by East German sentry was mighty friendly, March 24, 1985.
John Adams son John Quincy spent considerable time in Russia and was able to forge close ties. His first trip was as an aide to a more senior person who proved incompetent, but JQ’s father thought he should go for the experience. Then there was a later trip that secured support around the War of 1812.
People do forget the entirety of the Revolution could have been erased with a solid loss in the war of 1812.
Putin is the product of Soviet and Mongol Russia.