[Russian Senior Official: It is Possible for Russia and the US to Restore Cooperation on Cybersecurity, if the US Takes the Appropriate Attitude]
On December 1, 2025, Moscow time, Oleg Khramov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, answered questions from "Kommersant" as follows:
Western countries with political motives selectively satisfy, and most of the time, they simply ignore Russia's requests in the field of information security. The cooperation between Russia and the United States is a positive example. In 2021, Moscow and Washington began to cooperate in combating cybercriminals. This was the result of the working group on information and communication technology security, led by the Kremlin and the White House, which successfully eliminated the international hacker organization REvil. However, since March 2022, the White House has unilaterally terminated its participation in the activities of this working group and refused to discuss the security of critical information infrastructure together.
Oleg Khramov added:
If the United States takes the appropriate attitude based on the relevant provisions of the current Russia-US Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters dated June 17, 1999, it is possible to restore cooperation and further interaction with the US in this area. Russia has always adhered to the principle of establishing a fair global international information security system based on universally accepted, legally binding norms for interaction in cyberspace.
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