Long before much of the world had grasped the scope of Facebook’s data breach, British MP Damian Collins was writing to CEO Mark Zuckerberg looking for answers. It was part of Britain's effort to get to the bottom of Russian meddling, online and off.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-meddling-british-approach-1.4647750
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2018/05/04_a_11739211.shtml
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5AEC8EEC3EE00
https://www.gazeta.ru/business/2018/05/03/11737825.shtml
http://www.rosbalt.ru/world/2018/05/04/1700594.html
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3619660
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/04May2018/guardian/rus_prop2.html
http://www.rosbalt.ru/world/2018/05/04/1700900.html
A recent report highlights Russia's efforts to sow discord in the U.S. energy markets.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/05/03/why-is-russia-trolling-u-s-energy/
Russian politics depends on a competition between different power networks. And hardline nationalists are winning at the expense of reformers.
https://theconversation.com/russia-how-western-condemnation-lets-putin-off-the-hook-94595