Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday. Ten thousand dollars and a recruitment letter shoved into a Russian diplomat's car. For months, Russian officials have seethed at accusations that they hacked the U.S. presidential election and were harassing U.S. diplomats in Russia. There have also been complaints that Russian officials have been encouraged not to meet with the U.S. ambassador to Russia. “In April last year, there was an unprecedented [recruiting] attempt on the level of the second [highest-ranking] person in our embassy,” Lavrov said.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2017 17:09 UTC