There is no question that we will soon be at war with Russia. Their support of our enemies cannot be tolerated. If Obama is elected, it might not be as soon as if McCain takes the White House. But it’s coming, eventually.
I don’t know if a military war would benefit Russia, but I can see how they could benefit from fighting us economically. They have nationalized their oil, so any increases in price benefit the Russian government greatly. You can’t factor out that Putin is KGB. So are his pals that run the country. The same guys are running Russia that were running the USSR. At least when we defeated Germany, they got rid of the Nazis.
Plus why fight the Americans yourself when you can get rich from selling weapons to their enemies?