US leading paper “Russia gives bounty to kill US soldiers” US-Russia relations worsen June 27, 15:03

The suspected involvement of Russia in the attack on US troops by Afghan armed groups has been revealed in a leading newspaper report. An intelligence agency has determined that Russia was providing a bounty for the killing of American soldiers, and reported that the Trump administration is considering strengthening sanctions.

The U.S. leading newspaper, The New York Times, said yesterday that a U.S. intelligence agency concluded that Russia was involved in the attack of local armed groups on US troops in Afghanistan. I reported.

According to it, the Russian military intelligence agency provided a bounty for the killing of American soldiers, and determined that it had interrogated members of the armed organization.

In Afghanistan, 20 American soldiers died last year, but they do not know how many were eligible for the bounty.

The New York Times said, "This is the first time that it has become clear that Russian intelligence agencies had been working secretly to attack Western military forces." Since the strengthening of sanctions is being considered, the relationship between the two countries, which is said to be the worst after the Cold War, may worsen.