Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine
STORY: Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine
DATELINE: May 26, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:02
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict-related footage
2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent
STORYLINE:
SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow
"The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said the United States is actively recruiting members of international terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State, as mercenaries to fight in Ukraine.
The SVR said in a recent statement, in April this year, about 60 ISIS militants aged 20-25 were released from prisons controlled by the Syrian Kurds with the participation of American intelligence services.
According to the statement, they were 'transferred to the U.S. military base Al-Tanf, located in Syria near the border with Jordan and Iraq, for combat training with a view to subsequent delivery to Ukraine.'
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