Isn’t it more likely, that Russia is basically doing damage control over europe uniting due to too hasty action on Trump part?

Trump did what Russia wanted initially but the tactic was wrong and this triggered the opposite of what Russia needs (scared divided europe).

Instead Europe, UK, Canada and even Australia began to distance from the US in terms of economic and military power. - Bad for current US (any administration), bad for Russia, ok for China (possibly better leverage against Russia and US if more players are stronger)

Another thing is USD vs euro, which could also throw lots of things into the air, if europe decided to push euro more for world currency - especially through the angle of being more stable in past decade. Less risk in general.

Thus, Trump now is trying to keep Europe from uniting until Russia has the pieces in place to pull the rug for the best possible result for Russia.

Why does Trump do this for Russian benefit? Beats me, but there seems to be a reason for him and that’s all that matters in the end.

Just how I see it could be, might be completely wrong as well. I thought americans would never reelect Trump too, so there’s that.

Classic aim high and make the second offer seem like a win tactic?