It's kinda funny to see vague speculation of nefarious Russian involvement in the pro-independence side when we're discussing a very concrete case of espionage

It's kinda funny to see vague speculation of nefarious Russian involvement in the pro-independence side when we're discussing a very concrete case of espionage in the anti-independence side. The implication - and we see it sometimes in Scottish independence too - is that the separatist side is radical and sinister. And that the robust support the movement has is simply a mirage, artificially inflated by a foreign government who wishes to do harm.