False US Reports about Russia in Afghanistan Led to Threats against Diplomats: Embassy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – False information about Russia and Afghanistan, published by the US media, has already led to direct threats against Russian diplomats, the Russian Embassy in Washington said on Saturday.
"Baseless and anonymous accusations (published by NY Times) of Moscow as mastermind behind killing of US soldiers in Afghanistan have already led to direct threats to the life of employees of the Russian Embassies in Washington DC and London," the embassy said in a Twitter post, TASS reported.
The New York Times reported on Friday that an unidentified unit of Russian military intelligence allegedly incited the Taliban to attack servicemen of the US-led coalition in Afghanistan.
According to Russian diplomats, the paper has been inventing false stories in the absence of real reasons to blame Russia.
"We demand the relevant US authorities take effective measures to ensure the fulfillment of their international obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961," the embassy said.
