[AdmSmith]

Maybe they’re getting paid to spread pro-Putin, pro-Russian crap over the internet.

Your assumption is correct:

Documents Show How Russia’s Troll Army Hit America

http://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias-troll-army-hit-america

and
The Kremlin's Troll Army. Moscow is financing legions of pro-Russia Internet commenters. But how much do they matter?
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the-kremlins-troll-army/375932/

Maybe we should make a list of the Putinistas here at FR and check their posts to investigate when they started with the pro-Putin propaganda? Some are probably paid, some are sleepers, some logins are stolen, some really believe what they write.

[AdmSmith]

The most likely hypothesis is that the Russian “aid convoy” contains food, generators, field kitchens etc for their invasion, and is planned to be spread in the area. Then Russia will send paratroopers...

[ETL 2]

Thanks. Most interesting. Might actually explain a few things... I’ll leave it at that.

[GeronL]

Russian bill would allow forced abortions up to birth

http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3192337/posts?page=1

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks AdmSmith!