Useful idiots and their handlers. How the FSB's Fifth Service meddles in foreign states' politics

Handlers from the FSB's Fifth Service seek out foreign politicians, public figures, and journalists willing to promote the Kremlin's agenda in their home countries. FSB officers hold secret meetings with their assets and arrange financing and organizational support. In exchange, loyal foreigners carry out orders from Moscow — they lobby for the lifting of sanctions against Russia, praise Russian elections after serving as “independent observers,” and help spread Kremlin disinformation all across the globe.