They do both. Russia uses as many different approaches as they can to help their mark ignore one and bond with another. It’s why they use democrats like Tulsi Gabbard to get leftist voters as well as third party candidates and right wing candidates too. Their goal is to divide people into inaction, which is just as good as ignoring or approval.

The only thing Russia doesn’t do is tell the whole truth. It’s why actually looking into sources and getting lots of varied sources defeats their approach. Russia preys on the lazy.