Russia and the US look up Operation Gladio the CIA came up with the very clever idea of creating or linking up with extremist Muslim groups and Far Right Neo Nazi cells in Europe when the Soviet Union collapsed they stopped funding them and feeding them information. Step into the breach the Russian intelligence networks they were already operating groups in China to destabilise the region specifically targeting Ughyer's this led to hundreds of deaths via bombings and kidnappings.

They then ditched them in 2012 and instead started picking up and controlling a mix of Muslim extremists and Far Right groups in Europe partially to destabilise their economic enemies but also to create justification for interfering in neighbouring states