Yes…in full definition of one country (as well as Britain, Ukraine) being attacked by an adversary - Russia, it would be considered something that NATO would get behind. And a good point…a perfect time for Article 5 to be invoked.
The Russian meddling is considered an act of terrorism from a hostile outside country (non-Nato.) Because Russia wants to expand and is a hostile nation towards all other nations (Nato) it constitutes a threat to most democratic nations.
But with T giving a nod to strong-man countries/read: dictators/autocrats, we are inching closer to being a Russian ‘friend.’ This is not the consensus of the majority of Americans though…
But here’s an article from Brookings
(The New York Times has referred to the organization as liberal, liberal-centrist, centrist, and conservative. The Washington Post has described Brookings as centrist and liberal.)
Russia is indeed a sponsor of terrorism. But designating it as such would be counterproductive, and a closer look at the question shows the limits of designation as a tool of U.S. foreign policy.
The criteria for being on the list is rather vague:
The case for adding Russia is surprisingly straightforward. Russia has killed dissidents in multiple countries—a form of international terrorism in that it involves violent activity outside Russia, a political motive, and a broader goal of intimidating other dissidents.
Russia also supports violent groups on the ground that use terrorism.
Russia has backed anti-regime separatist militias with money, training, weapons, and direct military support, and some of these groups have used violence against civilians notably downing in 2014 of a Malaysian commercial flight that killed all 298 people aboard.
Just as Trump added North Korea to the list, so too it is tempting to show U.S. disapproval of Russia’s many hostile actions by calling it a terrorist.
And so on…
Bottom line…Russia is complicated. They are open for business, but they threaten us and others. Sanctions, kicking out their diplomats and keeping our military around their borders has seemed like the best deterrent. Our Nato friends would stand up for it. But do we have only Trump with his own/Putin’s agenda to blame now for not recognizing this threat. T needs to CYA with Putin.