Yes US -Russia relations are shot for this presidency. Mr.Trump will not be able to work with Russia because of the hysteria of something that may have never happened in the first place. "At fault is the "democratic impartial media".And this is not good for any country, any administration and any human being on this Planet. The hysteria is clearly MSM media created and propagated.
As for Massa Gessen when was this person persecuted by Mr.Putin? Furthermore when did Mr. Putin not allow people to vote or persecute religious minorities?
Clearly Mr. Trump is the wrong person to be the President of USA. But he was elected by Americans. " By the People for the People" as they say and I do not think Russia has the ability to produce a regime change however if they did the media made sure that is what it will look like.