How Russia Meddles Abroad for Profit: Cash, Trolls and a Cult Leader

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and GAELLE BORGIA from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Q1L5ai
via IFTTT Madagascar has little obvious strategic value for the Kremlin or the global balance of power. But Russians were there during an election, offering bribes, spreading disinformation and recruiting an apocalyptic cult leader.