For years, Russia's foreign activities seemed to centre on infiltrating small powerless left wing groups. Putin noticed that the wealthy right wingers who actually hold the power are totally for sale and really don't care about the countries they notionally belong to. So he bought them, lock stock and barrel, and now they are spreading misinformation in the UK and the US, undermining democracy (which they've always done, but now they're doing it for him). Added to that, the activities of Russian troll farms, and we are going to face a perfect storm. Which also ties into your social media feature.
For years, Russia's foreign activities seemed to centre on infiltrating small powerless left wing groups. Putin noticed that the wealthy right wingers who actually hold the power are totally for sale and really don't care about the countries they notionally belong to. So he bought them, lock stock and barrel, and now they are spreading misinformation in the UK and the US, undermining democracy (which they've always done, but now they're doing it for him). Added to that, the activities of Russian troll farms, and we are going to face a perfect storm. Which also ties into your social media feature.