And there we go with the tu quoque argument, right on schedule.
This can be actually pretty legit due to russian proverb
В чужом глазу соринку видим, в своем бревно не замечаем
That there exists a proverb for it does it make it any less worthless as an argument. It's a self-defeating justification that goes a long way to explain why Russia isn't nearly as well off as they could be - an excuse to blame all of their flaws on the flaws of others instead of fixing the stuff that's gone wrong. It's nothing more and nothing less than a complete denial of responsibility for one's own actions.
If I was to argue that cutting off my own legs wasn't stupid because some other guy (that everyone knows is pretty damned stupid) cut off both his legs AND an arm, I would hope to hell you would laugh at the outright absurdity of my argument.
That the US has acted like a moronic bully moving at the self-destructive whims of a group of selfish ogilarchs and downright evil politicians provides no reason whatsoever for Russia to do the same, unless it's controlled by people who value their pride more than their prosperity.
But hey, maybe it is!
Every single time the US government has done something based on the argument that the Soviets were worse, the American nation and it's people where the ones who suffered from the stupidity of such a decision. Anyone who honestly propounds such a stupid argument is someone who is begging to become a victim of the crooks and tyrants who will be more than happy to abuse it to their own profit.