“So exactly WHY would they do that?”
Your mistake is thinking that Putin’s Russia makes decisions on a logical basis.
Why would they ally with Iran, North Korea, Syria and every other shithole rogue nation around?
No logic there.
Why would they apply pressure to Georgia, Ukraine, illegally annex Crimea...knowing that it would push it’s former Warsaw Bloc nations further into the Western NATO orbit?
Again, no logic.
So you’re resorting to the same kind of smear the Left uses against Trump?
Are you really that dim-witted? You’re kidding, right?