Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday warned Russia that it will not succeed in its alleged attempts to hack western government departments, meddle in elections or what she called “weaponise information”. She said any arrangement post-Brexit will include efforts to open economies and free societies, despite alleged attempts by states such as Russia to undermine them. Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea was the first time since the Second World War that one sovereign nation has forcibly taken territory from another in Europe,” she said. This has included meddling in elections, and hacking the Danish ministry of defence and the Bundestag, among many others. Because we know that a strong and prosperous Russia which plays by the rules would be in the interests of the UK, Europe and the world.

Source: Hindustan Times November 14, 2017 12:11 UTC