The motives are different but yes, on the surface level perspective it can seem that way.
Getting back on the main topic though. Joel Skousen knows a heck of a lot more about Russia than Glenn Beck. He can see through the fog about Russia's hypocrisy when naive people say things like, Russia is a nation that has christian values. If you're talking about Russian Orthodoxy, sure but any other smaller Christian denomination is targeted. Seen as a threat to Russian Orthodoxy. Russia puts on a facade of Christianity, tricking many. When really some of them are new age Bolsheviks. Just like the Bolsheviks did, they would gladly liquidate or destroy any church not of their own. That's their hypocrisy showing. Joel Skousen had a good debate against Owen Shroyer. Giving his good insights of Russia. I think it's much better than what Glen Beck had to say.