No change to Biden-Putin summit after latest cyberattack, White House says

Published May 28, 2021 12:00am ET



Reports that Russian hackers launched an extensive cyberattack on U.S. government systems won’t derail President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House said Friday.

“There’s been no changes to the summit. We’re going to move forward,” principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday. Biden is expected to meet with Putin in Geneva, Switzerland, in three weeks, amid increased tension between the two countries. And the ramped-up ill-will is due in part to Russians’ continued hacking.

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