Intelligence Brief: 🇷🇺 Russia’s Role in Fueling Anti-Migrant Activities in the UK
Ujasusi Blog’s Europe Monitoring Desk | 17 August 2025 | 2345 BST
📰 Introduction
The United Kingdom is witnessing a worrying surge in anti-migrant protests, riots, and targeted hate crimes. While many of these events are linked to domestic political debates, socio-economic struggles, and longstanding networks of far-right mobilisation, there is growing evidence that foreign actors, particularly Russia, are actively exploiting and amplifying these tensions. Russia’s strategy is not necessarily about creating unrest from scratch but about leveraging existing vulnerabilities to destabilise societies, erode trust in institutions, and strengthen extremist narratives.
This briefing provides an expanded examination of Russia’s role in shaping anti-migrant sentiment in the UK. It explores disinformation campaigns, covert amplification strategies, historical precedents of interference, and the broader implications for Britain and its allies. By placing the UK within the wider European and global context, the report highlights why this issue matters not only for domestic security but also for international stability.