The article may not be inaccurate, but in this day and age, when many are decrying "fake news" we should be very careful to note the source of what we're reading.
Mr Putin has a very effective system in place that leverages the internet to weaken his perceived foes in the west and he will do anything he can to set us against each other and pull us apart. He's succeeding with Brexit and Trump's "presidency" and if we're not careful he'll succeed elsewhere - the UK, Spain, more of the EU, NATO if we're not extremely careful.
Hell, dude is even working on California's secession!