We begin reading from chapter 14 of "Putin's People" by Catherine Belton, which details the primary role of Konstantin Malofeev in promoting Russian Orthodox Church policies globally, including via cultivation of and funding of western political campaigns.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/russian-oligarch-charged-violating-united-states-sanctions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2olwuAy3_og
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ygS2WL0l-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dima_Yakovlev_Law
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48691488
https://moderaterebels.com/ukraine-donbas-russia-russell-bentley/
Putin riding into Crimea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ-fXZbV9_4
https://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/04/21/the-budapest-bridge-epilogue/