About it reports RIA Novosti with reference to the military-diplomatic source.
“Currently, an active phase of the anti-Russian campaign organized by Western special services is being held to discredit persons from the closest circle of the Russian president, as well as the leadership of the Ministry of Defense,” the agency was told.
According to the source, “very aggressive actions are taken in the information space”.
"As part of the undisguised provocative actions, specialists from the American and British intelligence agencies are manufacturing fake information about the Russian leadership," the report says.
In general, the campaign repeats the scenario of a scandal involving the publication of offshore files in the media in 2015, the source said, adding that the “Corruption and Organized Crime Investigation Project” (OCCRP) and the “International Consortium for Investigative Journalism” can be a mediator. (ICIJ).
“As in the case of the Panama dossier, despite the absurdity of the accusations, the White House predictably uses these informational reasons to justify new sanctions measures,” he said.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that foreign states are preparing information attacks against the command of the Russian Armed Forces of all levels.
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Konashenkov added that “certain states”, through certain media, are conducting a coordinated effort to discredit, in particular, Russian public figures, politicians and entrepreneurs.