The Russians and state secessionist movements
Recently we have had California and Alaska secessionist movements tied to russia. But how many more of the secessionist movements are tied to russia?
Article from the Texas Monthly
"The story gets stranger. According to the Times, Alexander Ionovthe aforementioned crocodile-shoe wearing leader of the small anti-American group that organized the conferencesaid that the Russian government chipped in with a grant of $55,000 to pay for the conference at a swanky hotel close to the Kremlin, and the rest of the money came from private donors from Texas and other countries. As the Times notes, Western leaders have long suspected Russian President Vladimir Putins administration supports separatist and far-right ultranationalist movements throughout Europe, so its no surprise that Russia would welcome the opportunity for a Texit to potentially destabilize the U.S., even though such a move is pretty much impossible. Still, its fascinating to think that the Texas independence movement has drawn the attention of Russia."
http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/texit-forces-welcomed-russian-separatist-conference/