Don't forget that the Vladimir Putin's Stasi ID card was found recently
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/12/12/europe/putin-stasi-id-card-grm-scli-intl/index.htmlI suspect that he's behind
everything since the mid 80s or so...
I guess Putin loves meddling but maybe some people tend to overstate his power and his capacity to create chaos in the dtyle of famous spy movie villains. Maybe there's a hint of paranoia too. I'm sure that Putin takes advantage of overstatement and paranoia, because he is a smart villain.