He provided specific recommendations in an article entitled “The Rest Against the West.” In it, he advocated “encourag[ing] pacifist movements in the U.S.A., using an important factor of neo-religiosity and neo-mysticism.”    In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the primary target of Russian propaganda was the religious alt-right, supporting a candidate who favored American retrenchment. . . ." https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2020/5/28/putins-playbook-reviewing... Leveraging the success of early 00's antiwar - why its a brilliant plan, Goldmember!