Countries that down airliners usually take responsibility. Not Russia.
The GRU operation against Burisma, linked to Joe Biden’s son Hunter, again entangles Moscow in domestic U.S. politics.
The timing and scale of the attacks suggest the Russians may be looking for the same kind of damaging information on Joe Biden that President Trump wanted from Ukraine, security experts say.
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4219097
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/13Jan2020/nytimes/hackers.html
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4219116
Russian experts and lawmakers are working themselves into a frenzy trying to shift blame from Iran, even lashing out at Kyiv over MH17.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-to-iran-dont-admit-guilt-blame-the-us-instead?ref=scroll
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2020/01/11_a_12905756.shtml
https://www.kp.ru/daily/27077.5/4148411/