For the Kremlin, highlighting separatist movements in Britain and other countries is not a new issue, and distinguishing between Russia's verbal support for these movements and the actual growth of separatist views is not an easy task.

For the Kremlin, highlighting separatist movements in Britain and other countries is not a new issue, and distinguishing between Russia's verbal support for these movements and the actual growth of separatist views is not an easy task.

But the increase in media coverage occurred at a time when the debate over Russia's role in European politics intensified again; After British Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently said it was "clear" that Moscow interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

Analysts say this type of media coverage shows that the Kremlin has redoubled its efforts to cement an image of Europe as a divided and different continent; An effort that follows the continuation of the conflict surrounding the war in Ukraine.