Why does anyone think Russia needed to be giving them a script for it to be nefarious. That's not how disinformation campaigns work the most effectively. If you've ever seen anyone who worked on ACTUAL openly Russian-backed media, they always maintain that they were allowed to say whatever they want. This includes leftists like Abby Martin, who was fired from a Russian-backed Company for speaking out against the invasion of Ukraine.
But why doesn't Russia govern their content more closely? Because it's better for them if you were acting in their interest without realizing that that's what you're doing. So they target people who they know are already disruptive and highly likely to sew discontent, and then amplify what they do. So its worse than them telling you what you need to do. Its that they already know what you do is highly divisive and serves their interests. If Russia wants to pay you to do some sh*t, and they're a cesspool of elitist authoritarianism, that should immediately cause you to re-evaluate your position. The fact that these troglodytes not only didnt, but happily took the money and intensified their rhetoric shows just how unpatriotic they actually are.