Advisers to the President of the United States Donald trump were less likely to inform him of "associated with Russia, the threats to the United States", informs television channel CNN, citing former officials from the administration of the trump.
According to the statements of many former officials from the administration who were present on intelligence briefings and prepared papers for them, opposition to trump the intelligence warnings about Russia has led to the fact that the team President for national security became less likely to report on "associated with Russia threats".
"the President has created an environment that discourages, if not forbids, to refer to any intelligence information, which is unfavorable for Russia", – quotes the channel of one of the former senior officials dealing with national security of the United States.
Previously, the newspaper the New York Times, citing anonymous us intelligence officials published an article in which asserted that military intelligence of the Russian Federation has offered a reward associated with the Taliban militants for attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan and that the US President Donald trump reported. Evidence was provided.
The Russian Embassy in the United States demanded from the authorities an adequate response to the threats made to the diplomats because of the news about Russia and Afghanistan. The Russian foreign Ministry called the media reports a fake. Trump called the article "paid". The white house, the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence said that the confirmation messages at the moment and that the trump they are not informed.
Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the publication of the New York Times about "conspiracy" of Russia with the Taliban, said that these allegations are false. On the question of journalists, discussed if trump somehow this theme with Vladimir Putin in the course of this year, Sands said.
