U.S. President Joe Biden speaking with Russian President Vladimir PutinWASHINGTON, Jan 20 USA may use cyber weapons against Russia, rather than impose full-scale sanctions, if they decide that it is involved in hacking attacks against Ukraine, said US President Joe Biden.
"It is one thing to establish that they continue cyber efforts. We can respond in the same way — with cyber means,» Biden said, answering a question about the threshold for triggering a package of unprecedented sanctions that the West is threatening Russia with in the event of an invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations by the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that he does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» sides of Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.