Russia have been accused of various things, few of which seem credible and none of which have been associated with any evidence available to the public. Even so, they haven't even been accused of anything besides excessive communication. That's 1A. No one has to be silent if they're talking about an election. If this democracy can't handle $4700 in AdWords spend [0], it ain't really a democracy.
[0] https://9to5google.com/2018/12/11/numbers-sundar-pichais-tes...