>Sow doubt, maintain deniability, gaslight, deflect, and project.
"Russian restaurant owners in the U.S. say they face harassment over Ukraine war"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-restaurants-puti...
"Russian businesses in U.S. face threats, vandalism over invasion"
https://www.axios.com/russian-businesses-us-vandalism-threat...
Social media plays a role here.