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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

a composite image showing Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump has shown an increased willingness to work with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Composite: UPI, Kremlin, Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments.

The shift in policy could make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warming of relations between Donald Trump and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin.

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