White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster confirmed that the U.S. would, in theory, sit down with Russia to come to some compromise on operations in cyberspace, but not while ample evidence exists showing Moscow continues to perpetuate cyberattacks and meddle in global affairs and elections.
“We’d love to have a cyber dilague when Russia is sincere about curtailing its sophisticated form of espionage, enabled by modern technology,” McMaster said during a dialogue at the Munich Security Conference.
This came after he chided a Russian cybersecurity expert who asked a question, saying “I’m surprised [Russian] cyber experts are available, given how active they’ve been undermining our democracies in the West.” Read More