Following the results of the Russian-American summit in Geneva, Moscow and Washington launched a consultation mechanism on cybercrime issues, the dialogue is substantive and takes place with the participation of competent departments, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
“Indeed, in continuation of the agreements reached at the Geneva summit, a bilateral consultation mechanism was launched with the participation of competent departments on both sides on cybercrime, and this dialogue continues. Of course, the parties agree that any manifestations of cybercrime are unacceptable and must be fought against. In this case, there are both requests from the American side to us, and similar requests from us to the American side. Dialogue is developing in this area, ”a Kremlin spokesman told reporters.
On November 8, US President Joe Biden announced that he had kept his promise to Putin to bring cybercriminals to justice. “When I met with President Putin in June, I made it clear that the US would take action to bring cybercriminals to justice. This is what we did today, ”the head of the White House said in a statement. On November 8, the United States indicted Russian Yevgeny Polyanin and Ukrainian Yaroslav Vasinsky for involvement in cybercrimes, the TASS news agency reported.
“We do not have detailed information and in this case do not comment in any way,” Peskov replied to a request to comment on Biden’s statement. In addition, the Kremlin spokesman assessed the possibility of a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the Kremlin in the near future. “There is an understanding that a meeting is needed, that communication is needed between two presidents and that communication should be continued. But there are no clear terms yet, ”the spokesman said.
The summit of the presidents of Russia and the United States took place on June 16 in Geneva. The negotiations lasted more than three hours. The leaders of the two countries discussed the state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations, strategic security, information security and cybercrime issues. During the meeting, the parties also discussed Belarus, the problems of Ukraine, the Middle East and issues of bilateral relations. In particular, an agreement was reached on the mutual return of ambassadors.
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