Are EU's far-right parties getting funded by Russia?

I might not be the first to think that far-right, anti-EU parties across Europe are getting funded by Russia (or should I say Terroruzzia?).

Let me share a quick story from Italy:

In 2019, Matteo Salvini, leader of the party Lega per Salvini Premier) (part of the European political group Patriots.eu), was accused of engaging in shady dealings with Russian oligarchs. Allegedly, through a middleman, Salvini’s party tried to broker a deal to sell Russian diesel to the Italian oil company ENI. If the deal had gone through, Salvini’s party would have pocketed around €60 million to fund its political campaigns.

Now here’s the kicker: back then, Salvini’s party was extremely anti-EU, and at the same time, a huge admirer of Russia, especially Putin.

This raises a big question for me: are far-right parties, which are gaining significant traction across Europe, being funded by Russia? Could this be part of a deliberate Russian strategy to destabilize the EU and weaken us from within?

What do you think? I’d love to hear your perspective.