Makes one wonder whether they just like his fascist leadership style or there are some rather direct incentives involved. Russian secret services like to stir the pot in other countries in order to weaken them.

A few German right-wing dudes seems to have more or less provably received money and favors from Russia.

https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/bystron-r...

There was also that strange Russia-Trump connection for which there was insufficient proof...