Those pesky Ruskies...

Notice the invastion "on-the-sly" that is happening in Eastern Ukraine at present. The west might take heed when it next invades an oil rich Arab country.

This from a Russian spy manual:

Rile up the locals; burn some tyres, loot the odd shop, turn over an ambulance and generally cause a nuisance
Hand out some passports - even if the receipients aren't actually Russian (a OAP with a such a passport makes for a great photo opportunity on Sky - preferably accompanied by wailing in Russian and tears (if possible))
Summon a Spetsnaz special forces unit from across the border to cease the mayor's office - do not show any Russian insignia in case people think that it's a special forces unit from across the border
It's important to wear a balaclava at all times - this adds menace (maybe brandish a baseball bat as well - if you can find one)
Whenever possible denounce the local leadership as part of a Western backed imperialist force bent on destabilising the peaceful nation that is the Soviet Union (sorry the Russian Federation)
Have confidence in the fact that your government will deny all knowledge of your existence at the United Nations but herald you as a hero back in the Motherland (medals await)
Finally - create a pretext for using those 40,000 troops across the border (ViP didn't send them their to sit on their asses!) Of course if you cannot - do not worry; the Baltics await!!

Good luck son-of-the-next-much-better-and-bigger-Revolution!