# SVR says Western country plans new anti-Russian provocation

https://mins.news/en/item/24029

- TASS, 2026-08-17 09:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174095

> The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service says a Western country, coordinating with what it calls its “Ukrainian stooges,” plans to accuse Moscow of supplying weapons to drug cartels and other organized crime groups in Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico. The SVR says fabricated audio, video and documents are being prepared as alleged evidence.

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