“You know, maybe I'll be a little rude, but it's 100% bullshit. This is not diplomatic, but it's bullshit. That's all, ”said a Kremlin spokesman, commenting on an article in The New York Times, which cited sources as saying that Russian military intelligence allegedly offered the Taliban a reward for attacks on the US military in Afghanistan.
Peskov emphasized that "it is simply ridiculous to disseminate such information."
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the publication of The New York Times "unpretentious stuffing."
US President Donald Trump, in turn, called the article "ordering."
The Taliban spokesman also said the movement “strongly rejects” the newspaper’s allegation.
* “Taliban” - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.