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Kremlin claims Russia and US are discussing cyber security working group

By Josh Siegel
Published July 20, 2017 9:08pm ET
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Kremlin claims Russia and US are discussing cyber security working group
Svetlana Lukash, a Russian official who was at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, earlier this month, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump had agreed to discuss cybersecurity initiatives, potentially as part of a working group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | Evan Vucci

A Russian news agency says Moscow and the U.S. are discussing creating a joint cybersecurity working group, according to a Russian official.

Andrey Krutskikh, a special presidential envoy on cybersecurity for the Kremlin, told Russia’s RIA news agency on Thursday that proposals for a working group are being debated.

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