Russian intelligence agencies have increased their efforts to hack US and allied government computer networks to gather intelligence since the war in Ukraine began, Microsoft said in new findings published Wednesday.Īmerican organizations were the top target of the Russian hacking attempts outside of Ukraine, according to Microsoft, but the alleged Russian hacking has spanned 42 countries, and a range of sectors that might have valuable information related to the war, from governments to think tanks to humanitarian groups. The embassy’s previous address was 8 Bolshoi Devyatinsky Lane. In May, Moscow councillors proposed to rename one of Moscow’s streets in honor of the “defenders of Donbas.” The new address was chosen following the results of a public vote with nearly 280,000 participants, according to the city hall. “The US Embassy in Russia has received a new official address,” the statement said. “Now the diplomatic mission is located at the following address: Russian Federation, city of Moscow, intracity territory of the Presnensky municipal district, square of the Donetsk People's Republic, building 1, buildings 1–9.” The new address has been changed to “Donetsk People’s Republic Square," the Moscow City Hall office announced on Wednesday. Moscow has renamed the area outside the US Embassy after the pro-Russian breakaway republic in eastern Ukraine. (Evgenii Bugubaev/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Additionally, leaders are also expected to discuss what they described as “a set of shared values around taking steps to reduce reliance on Russian energy” while still minimizing price impacts at home.Ī view of the square where US Embassy building is located is seen after Moscow City Hall changed the name of the square to the Donetsk People's Republic, in Moscow on June 22. These officials did acknowledge that with gas prices rising precipitously both home and abroad, leaders participating will likely discuss the European Union’s partial ban on Russian oil. Officials declined to detail what, if any, new sanctions the administration, in concert with G7 allies, would announce against Russia, but “expect Ukraine to be at the very front of conversations, and expect to roll out a concrete a concrete set of proposals to increase the pressure on Russia to support Ukraine during the course of the summit," while touting what they called already “unprecedented actions to our sanctions and export controls on Russia for its unjustified war against Ukraine” from G7 nations. And at NATO, the US will announce steps to “strengthen European security, alongside expected major new contributions from allies,” one official said.
At the G7, Biden would unveil steps alongside other leaders to increase pressure on Russia for its invasion, according to officials. The Ukraine war will loom over President Biden’s trip to Germany and Spain, where he will confer with dozens of leaders.
Ukrainian President Zelensky will virtually address the G7 and NATO summits next week, senior US administration officials said, as he works to reinforce western support amid Russia’s grinding invasion.
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