Of course the entire narrative for this article comes from mostly anonymous western intelligence experts and analysts
“U.S. and European security officials, security experts and analysts specializing in international intelligence capabilities. Many spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence details.”
NYT’s via Archive.ph
The full picture is still unclear, and U.S. and European officials, as well as security and counterterrorism experts, emphasize that even in the best of circumstances, with highly specific information and well-oiled security services, disrupting covert international terror plots is difficult.
But they say the failure most likely resulted from a combination of factors, paramount among them the deep levels of distrust, both within the Russian security establishment and
in its relations with other global intelligence agencies.The adversarial relationship between Washington and Moscow
prevented U.S. officials from sharing any information about the plot beyond what was necessary, out of fear Russian authorities might learn their intelligence sources or methods.
That Russia would mistrust other global intelligence agencies would be a given. For obvious reasons. That the US would not provide information about the plot that may expose their sources or methods or connections... Also not surprising
Pay particular attention to the fact this NYT’s articles relies on unverified/unverifiable information from The Dossier Center
The Dossier Center was founded in by the exiled Russian tycoon Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, a longtime opponent of Mr. Putin. The authenticity of its report could not be independently verified.