The New York Times reports that the United States and Britain have sent cyber warfare teams to Ukraine to counter the Russian cyberattack.
According to Pak Sahafat news agency from the American newspaper New York Times, the United States and Britain have suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon launch a cyber-attack targeting Ukraine’s electricity grid, banking system and other critical infrastructure.
According to the New York Times, US officials declined to give details of the number of cyber teams they sent to Ukraine, and the British government called its support for Ukraine defensive in nature.
The New York Times quoted US intelligence officials as saying that Russia was trying to undermine Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and make him appear Naton in public opinion.
In the last days of 2015, Russian hackers hacked the control center of a power company and shut down power plants one after another, and while the operators of the company stared helplessly at their screens, the lights went out all over Ukraine.
The United States and its allies claim that the presence of Russian forces on the Ukrainian border poses a threat to the country and Putin intends to attack Kiev, while Moscow has repeatedly stated that its military actions on the border with Ukraine are normal military, but the United States and its allies continue to seek to escalate the situation on Russia’s border with Ukraine.
Washington and Kiev have recently told their European allies that troop movements on the border with Ukraine indicate Moscow’s new readiness to attack Ukraine.
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Ukraine has called on the United States to put urgent security protections on its agenda, including the exchange of information.
The Biden administration, meanwhile, worries that Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine could divert Washington-Moscow talks on cyberattacks and arms control.
The Donbas region is located in the east of Ukraine with a Russian population, and since 2014, the Russians of this region have established the two self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and have formed local governments independent of the Ukrainian government.
Russia has repeatedly called on the Ukrainian government to negotiate with representatives of the two regions to reach an agreement and resolve their differences, but Kiev accuses Moscow of supporting and encouraging separatists and refuses to negotiate with representatives of these regions.