Mr. Putin affirmed that he is not afraid of the US in cyberspace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on allegations that Russian hackers or Russia itself were behind cyber attacks in the United States: "Just baseless accusations."

The president noted that Russia has never been provided with evidence of alleged election interference and cyber attacks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: TASS

"We were accused of many things. Election interference, cyber attacks, and so on and so forth. And never, never did anyone bother to provide any evidence or proof. Just baseless accusations," Putin said.

Activities in cyberspace

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not rule out that Western intelligence agencies, including those of the United States, could conduct operations against Russia in the cyber sphere.

“We really hope to be able to start this process (of fighting cybercrime). Together with our American partners,” he said in an interview with NBC.

"What people fear in the US can also be a danger for us. NATO has declared cyberspace a battlefield. They are planning, preparing something, of course, this cannot but worry us," Mr. Putin said.

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Earlier, Sputnik reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin, before meeting with US President Joe Biden in Geneva, called the issue of cybersecurity one of the most important on a global scale.