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The head of Nato told Russia and other potential foes on Thursday that the Western military alliance was ready to use all means at its disposal to respond to cyberattacks.
Jens Stoltenberg’s warning came with the bloc’s members on alert for interference in European Parliament elections that began in Britain and the Netherlands on Thursday.
Western allies accuse Russia of trying to sway the outcome of the 2016 US presidential vote and using cyber technology to cripple the infrastructure of rival Ukraine – charges Moscow flatly denies.
“For deterrence to have full effect, potential attackers must know we are not limited to respond in cyberspace when we are attacked in cyberspace,” Stoltenberg said during a joint press appearance in London with UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
“We can and will use the full range of capabilities at our disposal.”

Hunt said that Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has shared details of malicious Russian activity with 16 of the 29 Nato members over the past 18 months.
He accused Russian “proxies” in 2014 of trying to tamper with the voting system and delaying the final results of a presidential election in Ukraine that followed the ouster of a Moscow-backed leader.
“In the cyber age, authoritarian states possess ways of undermining free societies that dictators of earlier times would have envied,” Hunt said.
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“Recent events demonstrate that our adversaries regard democratic elections as a key vulnerability of an open society.”
The European Union last week adopted the power to impose “targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyberattacks”.




Stoltenberg and Hunt refused to say what steps might be taken by Nato – a cold war-era military alliance that Russia still views as a top national security threat.
“We need to balance clarity about our determination to act with constructive ambiguity about exactly what we would do in specific circumstances,” Hunt said.
He called the new EU sanctions regime just one of the potential options.
Long-standing tensions between London and Moscow culminated in the poisoning last year of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal on British soil.
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Britain says it has evidence that the attack was plotted by senior leaders in Moscow and carried out by members of Russia’s military intelligence agency.
The Kremlin calls Britain’s case inconclusive and politically motivated.
But it saw Western allies join forces and expel nearly 150 Russian embassy staff from around the world. Moscow immediately followed suit.
Stoltenberg’s visit came as part of his preparations for a Nato summit London will host on December 3-4.


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Nato chief says Western military ready to use all means necessary to respond to Russia cyberattacks

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Photo: EPA-EFE

epa07593770 British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (R) with Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) during a conference on Cyber Security in central London, Britain, 23 May 2019. In his speech to the conference Jeremy Hunt Foreign Secretary said NATO must work together to deter Russia's malicious global cyber campaign. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN / POOL POOL

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The Pentagon in Washington. Photo: AP

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 06: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracy Wilkison announces charges against a North Korean national in a range of cyberattacks on September 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The complaint includes the cyberattack against Sony Pictures in 2014, the WannaCry 2.0 ransomware attack and the 2016 cybertheft from the central bank of Bangladesh. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2018 file photo. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang this week that Kim has accepted Moon's request to visit Seoul soon, maybe within the year.(Pyongyang Press Corps Pool via AP, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, July 14, 2018 file photo, a man walks past the building of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, also know as Russian military intelligence service in Moscow, Russia. The U.S. Justice Department has charged seven Russian military intelligence officers with hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations hours after British and Dutch officials leveled new accusations against the military unit. An indictment announced in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 4 says Russia's military intelligence agency, known as the GRU, targeted the hacking victims because they had publicly supported a ban on Russian athletes in international sports competitions and because they had condemned Russia's state-sponsored athlete doping program. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

A poster displayed during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, shows two Chinese citizens suspected to be with the group APT 10 carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data from U.S. companies. The Justice Department is charging two Chinese citizens with carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data from U.S. companies. An indictment was unsealed Thursday against Zhu Hua and Zhang Shillong. Court papers filed in Manhattan federal court allege the hackers were able to breach the computers of more than 45 entities in 12 states. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US promises to defend Japan from cyberattacks under security pact

From left: Japan’s Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya, Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting US secretary of defence Patrick Shanahan arrive for a press conference after a meeting at the US Department of State on April 19, 2019 in Washington. Photo: AFP

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-35A stealth fighter jet, which Kyodo says is the same plane that crashed during an exercise on April 9, 2019, is seen at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Komaki Minami factory in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 2017. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

File photo taken in September 2012 shows the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, right, speaks during a meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya, left, at the Pentagon, Friday, April 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

epa07515964 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2-R), Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (2-L), Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan (R), and Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) participate in a joint press conference at the US State Department in Washington, DC, USA, 19 April 2019. Officials announced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have a two-day visit with US President Donald J. Trump at the White House beginning 26 April 2019. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a meeting with the lawmakers in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Zelenskiy dropped a bombshell when he said he is dissolving the parliament, dominated by allies of the former Ukrainian president. Zelenskiy sat down with political leaders Tuesday morning to discuss the dissolution. Andriy Bohdan, adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskiy is at right. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

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US senators press for China’s Huawei to be excluded from solar power market as those systems are ‘vulnerable to cyberattacks’

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Jens Stoltenberg’s comments came amid fears of Russian interference in European Parliament elections


Jens Stoltenberg’s comments came amid fears of Russian interference in European Parliament elections.
