Russian state election observers plan to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) to monitor the much-awaited referendum Thursday on European Union (EU) membership.
But based on their behavior during the Scottish independence referendum of 2014, critics fear that the Russian observers may hope to use the June 23 vote to sow discord in the UK with the help of such time-tested tools as propaganda and trolls.
Russia’s 2014 election observer team, shown at the Russian Embassy in London, included Alexander Ignatov (second from left), Igor Borisov (second from right) and Alexey Martynov (far right) (Photo: Facebook)