The green movement had its origins in the protests of 1968, which opposed the establishment both in the West and the East. Some parts of the movement later rece

The green movement had its origins in the protests of 1968, which opposed the establishment both in the West and the East. Some parts of the movement later received support from the USSR. Particularly the ones that opposed nuclear weapons. As far as I understand, the support mostly ended with the collapse of the USSR. Green/left activists are often strongly anti-authoritarian, and Russia is not as credible ally to the anti-West elements as the USSR was. The pro-business elements of traditional center-left / center-right parties were more useful to Russian interests, and the right-wing populist / conservative nationalist movement became a better source for useful idiots.