The most convincing "Russia did it motive" I've seen so far (and I don't believe it but it's more plausible than other reasons I've seen that Russia would do it

The most convincing "Russia did it motive" I've seen so far (and I don't believe it but it's more plausible than other reasons I've seen that Russia would do it) is Putin doesn't want any of the elites around him thinking they can remove him and then get their money flowing quickly again.