"Moscow’s attempt to weaponize a diverse array of protest movements for its own propaganda purposes shouldn’t come as a surprise — this is Russia’s time-tested modus operandi. The same pattern has played out with everything from Black Lives Matter and the Jan. 6 insurrection in the U.S. to the Pegida anti-migrant movement in Germany, the Yellow Vests in France and a swath of anti-vaccine movements in between."
