UK and US intelligence services are preparing fake information about Putin's inner circle and the Russian Defence Ministry, a military diplomatic source reported. The source stated that the misinformation attack is aimed to justify a new round of sanctions against Russia, APA reports citing Sputnik.
The defamation campaign repeats the Panamagate scenario in 2015 when Western media published dossiers about tax havens implicating various political leaders.
The fake information will wind up in the media controlled by foundations established by influential financiers such as George Soros and William Browder.
The source added the defamation campaign will also engage news agencies openly funded by US authorities, naming Radio Freedom and Current Time among others.
The source underlined that the fakes about the Russian leadership constitute direct interference in Russia's internal affairs.