Russia wants Trump... they all but said it themselves when they denied BountyGate
I am thinking if Russia instead said "We did it" or even that it was "the actions of a few misguided patriots", it would have stirred even MORE outrage against Trump.
We're not at peace with Russia, it's not beyond the pale that they would do this, we did it to Russia too. Things like this happen when you're at "not-peace" with another country. Nobody has suggested nuking Russia or placing a blockade against them because of this. GRU is living up to the mission it has, making life harder for countries that could pose a risk to Russia. GRU is acting completely in the interests of its mother country by paying bounties to a third party to kill US soldiers.
That's not the problem, the problem is that we have a potus and his 30% who don't understand the very ambiguous lines between war, conflict, and peace.
His lack of understanding on issues such as this is proving to be our kryptonite.