> There might be some areas in the world where Russia is apparently "not" a hostile state?

Very few. The Kremlin and the presidential palace in Damascus come to mind, but Russia is actively antagonizing the rest of the developed world, including the areas just outside the walls of those two.

HN is English-language, so it's a strong assumption that the majority of users are English speakers. Russia is to some extent hostile to all the major English-speaking nations (in large part because all of those nations are strongly allied).

Isn't India English speaking? And HN has a huge Indian demographic I would imagine.

And historically, I believe they have been allied with the Soviet Union whilst the USA has historically allied with their arch-rival Pakistan.

Russia is a hostile state to the average Russian, too. It's an unaccountable kleptocracy.