It is high time the rest of the world stood up to Russian aggression. The attack in the Sea of Azov on November 25th was a cynical move, designed to deflect attention from a deteriorating domestic economy.
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3841065
In a classified report, the US director of national intelligence confirmed that Russia, and to an extent China and Iran, tried to influence American voters in November.
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Friday that Russia launched influence campaigns but did not directly interfere with any voting systems in last month’s midterm elections.
Russian efforts meant to polarize American voters continued during the midterms, the director of national intelligence said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/us/politics/russia-midterm-election-influence-coates.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/kak-gotovili-komissarov-i-boevikov-russkoy-vesny/29667925.html
https://lb.ua/world/2018/12/21/415576_ohrannik_makrona_sledi_druzey.html
https://www.rbc.ru/newspaper/2018/12/21/5c1b61a69a7947ea968789ab
https://www.gazeta.ru/comments/column/novoprudsky/12101281.shtml
https://www.rbc.ru/newspaper/2018/12/21/5c1b63b29a7947ebd6e757d7