Johnson: in London there is no evidence of the involvement of the Russian Federation to hacker attacks against the West
The head of the British foreign Ministry believes that Russia has the capacity to execute such attacks.
LONDON, March 12. /Offset. TASS Igor Brovarnik/. Britain has no evidence of Russia’s involvement in hacking attacks against Western countries. On Sunday said the foreign Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, the TV channel ITV.
We have no evidence that at the moment Russia has attempted to undermine our democratic process. In fact, we have no dokazatelstva Gencoglu UK foreign
Johnson expressed the opinion that the Russian Federation has the capacity to execute such attacks. “We have enough evidence that the Russians are capable of it,” — said British diplomat.
Speaking about bilateral relations between Russia and the UK, Johnson expressed regret that the old “friendship between the two countries cannot continue”.
“My personal feeling is deep, deep sadness. If you think about the events of 10 years ago, when I became mayor of London, we passed through a fairly good phase of our relationship with Russia. We had a huge incoming investment, we’re used to the Russian festival in Trafalgar square, we enjoyed the friendship and partnership between Britain and Russia”, — said the Minister.
“In this regard, we need a dual approach. As previously said, Prime Minister (Teresa may), we have to cooperate, but beware,” summed up the future plan for the development of relations between Moscow and London British politician.
It is expected that Johnson will go in the coming weeks in Moscow at the invitation of foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
Talks will focus on Russian-British relations and a number of current international issues, including Syria and Ukraine, which between countries remain significant differences, reported earlier, the press Secretary of the foreign Ministry of great Britain.