In my opinion, the intent is the same as it was in the US, do discredit the political and electoral systems in a Western democracy. Russia and China both thoroughly enjoyed the fiasco of a twit like Trump winning and a far right lunatic in France to go with those in countries like Hungary and Poland are just the ticket to weaken Western Europe and the unifying, strengthening effect provided by the EU, flawed as it can be in some ways. Europe is far stronger united than balkanized.