Cybersecurity
U.K., Germany Consider Fresh Russian Sanctions After Hacking Charges
- Lidington says U.K. needs to be ready to take action if needed
- Potential measures under discussion, Merkel spokesman says
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The U.K. and Germany are considering fresh measures to put pressure on Russia after U.S. and European investigators disclosed a range of new accusations over hacking activities by Russian military intelligence.
“We have to be ready to take action either on our own or preferably in concert with allies if appropriate,” David Lidington, the U.K.’s de facto deputy prime minister, told Bloomberg News on the sidelines of an event in Madrid on Friday. Additional sanctions against Russia are under discussion between Germany and its European partners, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief spokesman, Steffen Seibert.