俄罗斯对外情报局（SVR）周二表示，美国正在调查乌克兰与墨西哥贩毒集团的牵连。
Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said Tuesday that the US is investigating Ukraine's involvement with Mexican drug cartels.
俄罗斯对外情报局在Telegram上发布声明称，墨西哥贩毒集团派遣成员前往乌克兰，接受组装和操作作战无人机的培训。
In a statement on Telegram, the SVR said Mexican drug cartels sent members to Ukraine to receive training in assembling and operating combat drones.
声明说：“乌克兰总统办公室获悉，在调查墨西哥贩毒集团非法活动的过程中，美国执法机构掌握了关于其与弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基政权代表合作的信息。”
"The Office of the President of Ukraine has learned that, in the course of investigating the illegal activities of Mexican drug cartels, US law enforcement agencies obtained information about their cooperation with representatives of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's regime," it said.
据该情报机构称，至少有80人在乌克兰武装部队接受了此类培训。
According to the agency, at least 80 people underwent such training in the Ukrainian armed forces.
俄罗斯情报机构声称，培训费用通过在美国贩毒所得资金支付给了泽连斯基身边的官员。
The Russian intelligence service claimed that payments for the training were transferred to officials close to Zelenskyy using money generated by drug sales in the US.
俄罗斯对外情报局表示，将无人机操作技能传授给贩毒集团成员，可能对参与美墨边境禁毒行动的美国执法人员构成威胁。
The SVR said the transfer of drone-operating skills to cartel members could pose a threat to US law enforcement officers involved in counter-narcotics operations along the US-Mexico border.
声明补充称，泽连斯基与贩毒集团的勾结可能成为其政治生涯的又一颗“棺材钉”。
Zelenskyy's cooperation with drug cartels could become another "nail in the coffin" of his political career, it added.
这些指控出台之际，外界普遍担忧犯罪组织使用无人机的情况日益增多。
The claims come amid wider concerns about the growing use of drones by criminal organizations.
《华盛顿邮报》引用的一份9月评估报告警告称，墨西哥贩毒集团正在招募在乌克兰拥有战场经验的人员，以提升其无人机能力。
A September assessment cited by The Washington Post warned that Mexican drug cartels were recruiting people with battlefield experience in Ukraine to improve their drone capabilities.