"Our extreme right, with very few exceptions, are super-fans of the Russian president, in whom they see a strong, traditional leader who runs the world’s only white nuclear-armed great power. Their websites brim with adulation for Putin as a demigod who resists the Western social justice agenda with more than words. That this depiction of Putin may not be entirely true matters not a whit to his ardent alt-right fans.
Although our country has always had white supremacists, Russia has given them renewed focus and energy, as well as a ready-made worldview. This take on the world includes overt white nationalism which despises the United States as a decadent and multiracial society. The Moscow menu suspiciously includes support for a range of foreign issues such as adulation of Bashar al-Assad and his nasty Syrian regime."
This affection for Assad was demonstrated by the fact that Fields (the Charlottesville murderer) had posted a pic of Assad with the notation "UNDEFEATED" on his facebook page.And the story further points out that Richard Spencer's wife (Nina Kouprianova) is not only Russian,but that she hosts a pro-Putin twitter troll account under the alias of "Nina Byzantina".
http://observer.com/2017/08/charlottesville-alt-right-counterintelligence/
Some very interesting links within the article.It discusses in great detail Russian influence and infiltration within the European Far Right.I was especially intrigued by an article detailing French Intelligence reports on a fight between English and Russian soccer hooligans at the June 11,2016 UEFA match in Marseille.French security forces were able to confirm that the Russian "ultra" hooligans included men with GRU (Military Intelligence) and SPETSNAZ connections,including sporting of related tattoos and boasts of service in Ukraine.
"British intelligence suspects that GRU is indeed behind the “ultras” and that they are part of what some call Kremlin “hybrid warfare,” which I have termed Special War. This is a new generation of intelligence-led attacks on Western countries, encompassing espionage, propaganda, subversion, and even terrorism, with the presence of Kremlin operatives being camouflaged. The intent of Special War is to clandestinely influence politics in Moscow’s favor – and to send a message that Russia is not to be trifled with."
https://20committee.com/2016/06/20/...hooligans-another-face-of-putins-special-war/
Although our country has always had white supremacists, Russia has given them renewed focus and energy, as well as a ready-made worldview. This take on the world includes overt white nationalism which despises the United States as a decadent and multiracial society. The Moscow menu suspiciously includes support for a range of foreign issues such as adulation of Bashar al-Assad and his nasty Syrian regime."
This affection for Assad was demonstrated by the fact that Fields (the Charlottesville murderer) had posted a pic of Assad with the notation "UNDEFEATED" on his facebook page.And the story further points out that Richard Spencer's wife (Nina Kouprianova) is not only Russian,but that she hosts a pro-Putin twitter troll account under the alias of "Nina Byzantina".
http://observer.com/2017/08/charlottesville-alt-right-counterintelligence/
Some very interesting links within the article.It discusses in great detail Russian influence and infiltration within the European Far Right.I was especially intrigued by an article detailing French Intelligence reports on a fight between English and Russian soccer hooligans at the June 11,2016 UEFA match in Marseille.French security forces were able to confirm that the Russian "ultra" hooligans included men with GRU (Military Intelligence) and SPETSNAZ connections,including sporting of related tattoos and boasts of service in Ukraine.
"British intelligence suspects that GRU is indeed behind the “ultras” and that they are part of what some call Kremlin “hybrid warfare,” which I have termed Special War. This is a new generation of intelligence-led attacks on Western countries, encompassing espionage, propaganda, subversion, and even terrorism, with the presence of Kremlin operatives being camouflaged. The intent of Special War is to clandestinely influence politics in Moscow’s favor – and to send a message that Russia is not to be trifled with."
https://20committee.com/2016/06/20/...hooligans-another-face-of-putins-special-war/
