“This is not the first time we have received threats. But now - we have a serious problem. After the aforementioned false accusations were published in the press, calls appeared on social networks to settle accounts with Russians, ”said Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.
He also noted that due to a threat to the safety of diplomats, the embassy sent a note to the State Department and demanded an investigation.
Earlier, The New York Times, citing sources, published its first article alleging that Russian military intelligence allegedly offered rewards to Taliban-related militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Later, the Russian Foreign Ministry called this publication "unpretentious stuffing."
US President Donald Trump, in turn, called the article "ordering."
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.