The Kremlin denounced Tuesday, October 20 the “
Russophobia
” of the United States after the announcement by the American justice of the indictment of six Russian agents for global cyberattacks.
These charges are part of a "
frenzied Russophobia which obviously has nothing to do with reality,
" Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, deploring a "
tendency to accuse Russia and the special services Russians of all sins
”.
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Washington announced Monday that it had indicted six Russian military intelligence agents for cyberattacks carried out between 2015 and 2019. These notably targeted Emmanuel Macron's party before the French elections in 2017, the 2018 Olympics in South Korea or the Ukrainian power grid.
The six hackers, aged 27 to 35, are wanted by American justice.
"
The Russian Federation, the Russian special services have never carried out cyber attacks, especially in connection with the Olympic Games
", insisted Tuesday Mr. Peskov.