Russian embassy says hacking accusations from US have ‘nothing to do with reality’

A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. On Oct 19, the US charged the six with a major cyberattack, claiming that they targeted large-scale events, such as elections in France, Ukraine's power grid, and American medical facilities. — Bloomberg

WASHINGTON: The Russian Embassy in Washington has refuted US claims of alleged Russian involvement in a major cyberattack targeting officials and various large-scale events, with an embassy representative telling Sputnik that Russia has no intention of engaging in destabilising operations.

On Oct 19, the US charged six alleged Russian military intelligence officers with a major cyber attack, claiming that they targeted large-scale events, such as elections in France, Ukraine's power grid, and American medical facilities.