I don't think sanctions against Russia are a good thing and generally I think Russia should be considered a competitor and not an enemy.
Well, I think you mean that you disagree with sanctions based on what Russia did in the Crimea and Ukraine. I remember the discussions about who was right and wrong in the conflict. Iirc, the Ukrainians were the nazis, and were oppressing the Russians who lived there. This happened before Trump. Likewise, Congress imposed sanctions. Trump now decides whether they should be imposed.
Really, the question is why. Is Russian an "enemy" of the US. Some consider tampering with another country's election an act of war. If Russia meddled in the election, is the only thing we do is try to make sure they don't do it again? Yeah, yeah, I know We have done it in the past, and others do it all the time. NOT the point. They got caught. That's why they can be considered an enemy.
Afa competition, what exactly are we competing for? The PRC is a competitor. We buy Russian steel and import vodka, but we competed with Russia during the Cold War for political dominance. Specifically, it was a competition between the "free world" and communism. It's why we still maintain the embargo on Cuba and consider Castro an enemy. (Hmm, Trump has called the media the "enemy of the people." That's a Stalinist saying). Why is Cuba sanctioned, but Russia not? Russia supported Cuba. Now Russia is capitalist, but the state still controls everything, and is run by an ex-KGB guy.
Anyway, if not a competitor, given what we know today, why consider Russia a friend?