In their eyes it makes Putin more, not less attractive because that's how they view their own little power fantasies: to do away with their enemies, real and perceived.
It's not as if we collectively refused to do business with the murderer (correction, butcher) of a journalist in a f'ing embassy. That stood pretty much unchallenged besides some finger wagging.
No, this refers to US ignoring KSA/Mohammed bin Salman killing and dismembering Jamal Khashoggi.
From [1]:
> [Trump said] "it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn't ... In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Two days later, Trump denied that the CIA had even reached a conclusion.
It's not as if we collectively refused to do business with the murderer (correction, butcher) of a journalist in a f'ing embassy. That stood pretty much unchallenged besides some finger wagging.