“The head of the US Defense Ministry, Pete Hegset, has instructed to stop the offensive kierdoperatives against Russia, which is likely to testify to the Trump team’s attempts to establish a dialogue with the Kremlin, writes The New York Times. Source: “European Truth” with reference to NYT details: According to the interlocutors of the publication, one of which is valid and two – former officials, such an order allegedly received before the meeting of Zelensky and Trump in the White House, which ended with scandal.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to NYT
Details: According to the interlocutors of the publication, one of which is valid and two – former officials, such an order allegedly received before the meeting of Zelensky and Trump in the White House, which ended with a scandal.
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The exact volume and term of the Defense Ministry’s order is unclear, since the boundary between offensive and defensive cabbage is often blurred.
The publication notes that in general, keeping access to Russian networks for the purpose of obtaining information is important for the United States – in particular, to understand Putin’s intentions in the context of negotiations.
According to the exponents, the rejection of offensive Cyber Operations against Russia is a risky adventure for Washington, since it is unknown whether Russia will cease its hybrid operations against America and European states, which the United States also provided significant support in counteracting cyber humus.
During the first presidential term Trump, cyber teams were given additional powers, which allowed to carry out offensive Cyber Operations without direct approval by the President.
One of these was the “check” of the Russian power grid, which is probably conceived as a serious warning of Russia about the consequences if it has to cause harm to American critical infrastructure. This operation was written by the media, in particular, NYT.
Then Trump called the emergence of information in the media “betrayal”, but his former assistants later commented that he was very worried as it would affect his relationship with the ruler of Russia.
Prehistory:
- At the end of February, five former US defense ministers called President Donald Trump, the Chairman of the Joint Committee of Chiefs of Staff and other higher officers and called on Congress to stop any approval of their successors.