>Putin said in Helsinki that he favoured Trump and directed his officials to help Trump.
Wait, what? Can I get a cite for that because I have heard a lot of claims about Helsinki but I have never heard that.
Ofc they favored a less effective leader that can be used to cause chaos, the US also favors the same leaders in it's opponents.
That does not make it a partisan issue however, Putin doesn't give two fucks if Trump was republican or democrat and attempting to make it look like a clear partisan issue is actually playing into their hands.
Putin said in Helsinki that he favoured Trump and directed his officials to help Trump. This was not a non-partisan issue. They wanted Trump, and causing chaos was one of the features which likely attracted them to Trump.