Elizabeth Piper
Britain and its allies will not be intimidated by Russian cyberthreats into stopping supporting Ukraine, British cabinet office minister Pat McFadden said on Monday, urging NATO to work closer together to stay ahead in "the new AI arms race".
In the latest Western warning about Moscow stepping up cyber attacks on nations backing Ukraine, McFadden said the U.S.-led military alliance, businesses and institutions must do "everything they can to lock their own digital doors" to protect themselves from what he called an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Addressing a NATO Cyber Defence Conference in London, McFadden called for allies to double down on their support for Kyiv against Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he said was trying "to deter our support for Ukraine with his threats".
"We will not join those voices of weakness who want to give Putin a veto over our help for Ukraine," McFadden said without offering details.
"While no one should underestimate the Russian aggressive and reckless cyber threat to NATO, we will not be intimidated by it and we will never allow it to dictate our decisions or policies. And we will do everything we can to defend our countries against it."
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