Allegedly over terrorism. These are the guys behind "cozy bear" and the DNC hack. To put it in context:
According to senior SVR officer Sergei Tretyakov, he often sent intelligence officers to branches of the New York Public Library where they got access to the Internet without anyone knowing their identity. They placed propaganda and disinformation to educational web sites and sent e-mails to US broadcasters.[18] The articles or studies were generated by Russian experts who worked for the SVR.[18] The purpose of these active measures was to whitewash Russian foreign policy, to create good image of Russia, to promote Anti-American feelings and "to cause dissension and unrest inside the US".
According to senior SVR officer Sergei Tretyakov, he often sent intelligence officers to branches of the New York Public Library where they got access to the Internet without anyone knowing their identity. They placed propaganda and disinformation to educational web sites and sent e-mails to US broadcasters.[18] The articles or studies were generated by Russian experts who worked for the SVR.[18] The purpose of these active measures was to whitewash Russian foreign policy, to create good image of Russia, to promote Anti-American feelings and "to cause dissension and unrest inside the US".