I can't find definitive proof in open sources, but yes, Russia smuggles migrants to Poland, to Finland, establishes control for the migration routes via Sahel t

I can't find definitive proof in open sources, but yes, Russia smuggles migrants to Poland, to Finland, establishes control for the migration routes via Sahel to Southern Europe (https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/africa-file-may-9-2024-america-and-russia%E2%80%99s-shifting-roles-west-africa https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/africa-file-ma...), why wouldn't they do the same for the US southern border? The presence of Russian-speaking smugglers on the Mexican border is well documented (https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/russian-migrant-smugglers-us-southern-border/); https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/russian-migrant-smuggl... their link to the Russian government is yet to be clearly established, but I have little doubt.