Why does the Kremlin try to undermine Western democracy?

In this effort, Russia is motivated by both the desire to lead a conservative revival against Western liberal democracies and a flawed interpretation of recent ..... writes, “Pro-Russian far-right parties can act as Trojan horses for the Kremlin in its attempts to undermine the internal cohesion of the EU and NATO. read more

All of these play out in Moscow as plots by the U.S. and its allies to ensure the world order protects only Western values and therefore Western interests. And we play right into their hands, saying the internet is a samizdat—the famously hand-copied literature of opposition to Soviet rule—and claiming the Che Guevara of the 21 st-century is a network. read more

So with some people who live under western democracy sure: they’d no more think of questioning their own country’s arrangements than they would think of criticising the sun for rising. Not all, though. read more