The pint is the NYT would never write this article about Czechoslovakia or Poland
Some NYT writer seized on this cluster of alcohol poisonings to blame Putin
However
The same writer would never blame obama for the 35 drug overdose deaths in Philadelphia in the past week
Or the homeless tent cities in California
Or the meth epidemic in flyover country
After all we are a real first world country
But they will blame Trump for it
I give it a week after inauguration
Wait for it
Yes, the NYT isn't likely to blame Obama for several reasons. One, they're champions of his philosophy. Two, a US president is not an autocrat, like Putin. Three, the alternative press has gone after Obama, and anyone who seeks the truth about the USA can find out. It's not a secret. Get over it. Our watch RT; they'll reinforce your views and prejudices.
Putin is a big government thug who wants to rule all facets of life in Russia. He deserves the credit when they succeed and the reports of failure when they exist.
What will it matter if the NYT goes after Trump. They're free to do so. Unless you think he cannot counter punch, don't use that as an excuse to say NYT shouldn't publish stories about Russia that don't meet your image of Putinism in execution.