James FitzGerald
US President Donald Trump's administration is pausing its offensive cyber operations against Russia, officials say, as a diplomatic push continues to end the war in Ukraine.
The reasoning for the instruction has not been publicly stated, and it is not clear how long the halt might last. The defence department has declined to comment.
The directive reportedly came before Trump ended up in a televised row with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday.
Since returning to office, Trump has markedly softened the American position towards Moscow in eagerness to reach a deal to end the war - following Russia's full-scale invasion more than three years ago.
He appeared to echo Moscow's justification for starting the war and announced plans to meet his counterpart President Vladimir Putin. The US has also sided with Russia during recent votes at the United Nations related to the war.
At the same time, Trump has labelled Zelensky a dictator, and accused the other man of "gambling with World War Three" during Friday's blow-up in the Oval Office.
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