Cybersecurity

Trump Security Adviser Cuts Trip Short for Talks on Russia Hack

National Security Advisor O’Brien returns to Washington
Meetings on hack are set for Tuesday night at White House

Robert O’Brien arrived back in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon.
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Jennifer Jacobs

December 15, 2020 at 9:16 PM UTC

Updated on

December 15, 2020 at 9:44 PM UTC

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National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has returned early from a trip to the Middle East and Europe to deal with the hack of U.S. government agencies, according to a National Security Council spokesperson.

O’Brien had planned to return to Washington on Saturday, but visited only Israel and France before canceling stops in Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the U.K., a person familiar with the matter said. He arrived back in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon.