Russia calls on OSCE states to ramp up cyber security efforts

Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Rome, Italy, December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister called on Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) countries to strengthen efforts to ensure the safety of the internet on Thursday.

Moscow faces widespread allegations that it interfered in the U.S. presidential election and was behind a wave of destructive global hacking attacks. It has denied any involvement in either.