Kremlin says US decision to ban Kaspersky software designed to stifle competition


FILE PHOTO: A view shows the software produced by Russia's Kaspersky Lab at the company's office in Moscow, Russia October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that a U.S. decision to ban sales of Kaspersky's software was a typical move by Washington to stifle foreign competition with American products.

The Biden administration on Thursday said it would ban the sale of antivirus software made by Russia's Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing what it said was the Kremlin's influence over the company which poses a significant security risk.

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