The same year, Russian intelligence agents allegedly sought to orchestrate a coup in Montenegro just as the country was preparing to join NATO. And now in 2020, American intelligence officials revealed that Putin has offered Taliban fighters bounties to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. In return for all of these gifts to Putin, Trump has received nothing. National security adviser Robert O'Brien receives the Presidential Daily Brief, as do other senior national security officials. It's no wonder Putin thought he could order the killing of American soldiers and face no serious consequences.

Source: Washington Post July 01, 2020 20:26 UTC