"It’s clear that democracies around the world are under attack. Foreign entities are launching cyber strikes to disrupt elections and sow discord. Unfortunately, the internet has become an avenue for some governments to steal and leak information, spread disinformation, and probe and potentially attempt to tamper with voting systems. We saw this during the United States general election in 2016, last May during the French presidential election, and now in a broadening way as Americans are preparing for the November midterm elections."

Now that is a strong first paragraph. Microsoft is essentially saying that Russia did indeed influence the 2016 election (presumably in collaboration with Trump). I know the facts are public, but I did not expect such a big company to take such a political position.