“There is no consensus on these allegations in the US intelligence community. In fact, some members of the intelligence community have different opinions regarding the credibility of the messages. The veracity of these allegations is now being verified, ”RIA Novosti quotes White House spokeswoman Kaylee Mackinani at a briefing.
Earlier, the newspaper The New York Times, citing sources, published an article alleging that Russian military intelligence allegedly offered rewards to Taliban-related militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan.
As stated in the Russian embassy, Russian diplomats in Washington and London after this publication began to receive threats.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the publication "unpretentious stuffing."
In addition, a Taliban representative * stated that 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.