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Germany's FM says Russia will face consequences for 'intolerable' cyberattack

A file photo showing computer code displayed in the office of Global Cyber Security Company Group-IB in Moscow, Russia on October 25, 2017. © Pavel Golovkin, AP

Germany's top diplomat on Friday said Russia will face consequences after accusing its military intelligence service of masterminding an “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack, as NATO and European Union member countries said they will not let Russia’s “malicious" behavior in cyberspace go unanswered.

Relations between Russia and Germany were already tense, with Germany providing military support to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.

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