Simply put, “No.” Not only is the evidence for Russian meddling glaringly obvious, Putin has bragged about it several times in public. As I noted, yes the US has engaged in similar shenanigans in the past (and likely will again) but two wrongs won’t make a right, no matter how much squirming is involved.
Nor is current-day Russia much different from the USSR, in terms of global outlook or their relationship to the US, except possibly even more aggressive.
Excuse fail.
