Lol intentionally?
I sat and watched, I think it was a BBC doc, about how Russia spreads propaganda throughout Eastern European countries, I never denied any of this. The EU also does the same thing, they're just more subtle about it and less devious with their intentions, but their goal is to still to promote themselves and spread pro-EU messaging.
Not just propaganda or promoting Russia, but setting the groundwork for a much bigger play, the implications being Putin/Russian regime aren't just going to walk away from this.