Senior Russian official: Ukraine formed a cyber army to attack us

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Shen mentioned, in an interview with "Sky News Arabia"that the accusations against Moscow of being behind cyber attacks Infrastructure and vital information facilities were targeted in Ukraine "It lacks hard evidence"adding "We demand compelling evidence to prove the validity of the allegations of others, our questions always remain suspended in the air without answers".

He explained: "This campaign, I mean accusation Russia By carrying out all of the previous cyber attacks, they have taken an inappropriate form over the past months. The West put its full propaganda weight. And I do not mention Ukraine here because it is a secondary element, as it covers only the countries of the West, but the real confrontation is clear and specific, the boundary between Russia and the West passes.".

Shin revealed that Russia faced this type of attack during the Ukraine war, highlighting "Immediately launch military operation In Ukraine, the Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fyodorov revealed in a public statement that a Ukrainian IT army of about 300,000 personnel has been formed, which is taking aggressive measures targeting Russian infrastructure and information facilities on a daily basis. Since the end of last February until now, the number of DIDOS attacks against us has increased exponentially, and we have been recording hundreds of such attacks daily during the first days and weeks of the military operation".

He stressed that Russia "I managed to face this Attacks Thanks to our capabilities and specialists".

Regarding the transformation of the information space into an arena for confrontation, the Russian Foreign Ministry official said: "Some irresponsible actions by members of the international community have turned the international information space into a theater of confrontation, as hostilities targeting one or the other are taking place in this space every minute. Encouraging such operations will undoubtedly aggravate the already existing threats".

It was mentioned that "Today, the situation in the field of information security seems to be a highway without traffic rules, with each side going their own way, which is unfair and incorrect. Therefore, we call for the need to develop a charter with specific rules of conduct binding on all in this context".

Regarding CybercrimeVladimir Shen said that "Russia has put forward an initiative to create a committee at the United Nations to formulate a comprehensive international agreement in the field of combating the use of communications and information technology for criminal purposes, and the use of communications technologies for criminal purposes. The initiative received wide international support and the majority of countries voted in favor of it, among them Arab countries".

He added: "We are interested in the committee and the presented document because we want it to constitute an integrated mechanism for broad international cooperation in this field. most crimes Today’s implementation contains a digital component in one form or another. Without a comprehensive document such as the one we are talking about, it is not possible to proceed in the face of cybercrime and any of the modern crimes in general".

The Deputy Director of the International Information Security Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed that Moscow is cooperating with the Arab world in the field of information or cyber security "Which constitutes a rich material for a mutual dialogue between Russia and Arab capitals".

He continued: "We are open to cooperation with everyone and are ready for dialogue with all available frameworks, including at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries. We are also interested in going out to the regional level, such as the Arab League, for example. We are ready to develop prospects for cooperation, and we always look positively towards sharing our experiences with the Arab world. We thank the Arab countries and our Arab friends for their interest and support provided to us through various platforms and in international forums.".

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Shen stated, in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that the accusations leveled against Moscow of being behind cyber attacks Infrastructure and vital information facilities were targeted in Ukraine “It lacks compelling evidence,” adding, “We demand compelling evidence to prove the validity of the allegations of others.

He explained, “This campaign, I mean accusation Russia By carrying out all of the previous cyber attacks, they have taken an inappropriate form over the past months. The West put its full propaganda weight. And I do not mention Ukraine here because it is a secondary element, as it covers only the countries of the West, but the real confrontation is clear and specific, the boundary between Russia and the West passes.”

Shen revealed that Russia faced this type of attack during the Ukraine war, highlighting “once the launch of military operation In Ukraine, the Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fyodorov revealed in a public statement that a Ukrainian IT army of about 300,000 personnel has been formed, which is taking aggressive measures targeting Russian infrastructure and information facilities on a daily basis. Since the end of last February until now, the number of DIDOS attacks against us has increased exponentially, and we have been recording hundreds of such attacks daily during the first days and weeks of the military operation.

He stressed that Russia “managed to confront this Attacks Thanks to our capabilities and specialists.”

Regarding the transformation of the information space into an arena for confrontation, the official in the Russian Foreign Ministry said: “Some irresponsible measures by members of the international community have turned the international information space into a theater of confrontation, as hostilities are taking place every minute, targeting one or the other. These operations will undoubtedly aggravate the already existing threats.”

He stated, “Today, the situation in the field of information security seems as if it is a highway without traffic rules, where each party is heading in the way that suits it, and this is unfair and incorrect. Therefore, we appeal to the need to develop a charter with specific rules of conduct binding on everyone in this context. “.

Regarding CybercrimeVladimir Shin said, “Russia has put forward an initiative to create a committee at the United Nations to formulate a comprehensive international agreement in the field of combating the use of communications and information technology for criminal purposes, and for the use of communications technologies for criminal purposes. The initiative received wide international support and the majority of countries voted in favor of it, including Arab countries“.

And he added, “We are interested in the committee and the presented document because we want it to form an integrated mechanism for broad international cooperation in the field. crimes Today’s implementation contains a digital component in one form or another. Without a comprehensive document like the one we are talking about, it is not possible to proceed in the face of cybercrime and any of the modern crimes in general.”

The Deputy Director of the International Information Security Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed that Moscow is cooperating with the Arab world in the field of information or cyber security, “which constitutes a rich material for a mutual dialogue between Russia and Arab capitals.”

He continued, “We are open to cooperation with everyone and are ready for dialogue with all available frameworks, including at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries. We are also interested in going out to the regional level, such as the Arab League, for example. We are ready to develop prospects for cooperation and always look positively at what is related to sharing our experiences with The Arab world, and we thank the Arab countries and our Arab friends for their interest and support provided to us through various platforms and in international forums.”

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