The protests are mostly peaceful. Some radicals and some criminal elements have infiltrated the protests to undermine the effort or capitalize on the inability of police to maintain public safety.
Protesters and violent interlopers and criminals do not have the same objective. Interlopers have attempted to undermine the protests and the narrative. But it is not working.
Both Trump and Putin have motive to conspire and plan a cessation of the growing movement, because their power relies on continued use of intimidation & force.