{"id":66760,"date":"2025-05-01T22:03:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/66760\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T22:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:03:18","slug":"russia-slams-frances-accusations-it-hacked-macrons-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/66760\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Slams France&#8217;s Accusations It Hacked Macron&#8217;s Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russia on Wednesday slammed what it called &#8220;unfounded accusations&#8221; by the French government that it hacked President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s campaign in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We strongly reject the unfounded accusations by the French side,&#8221; the Russian Embassy in France said on Telegram, after Paris accused Moscow of being behind cyberattacks against France during the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>France on Tuesday accused the Russian military intelligence GRU of staging cyberattacks, including against an organisation involved in the Paris Olympics and Macron&#8217;s first election campaign in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tnews<br \/>\n\t\t<a data-id=\"in-article-block\" class=\"related-article__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2025\/05\/02\/france-accuses-russian-military-intelligence-of-repeated-cyberattacks\" title=\"France Accuses Russian Military Intelligence of Repeated Cyberattacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tFrance Accuses Russian Military Intelligence of Repeated Cyberattacks<br \/>\n\t\t\tRead more<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Western countries have for years accused Russian intelligence of cyberattacks and interfering in their political systems, including election campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot took the accusations to the UN Security Council, demanding that Russia, whose envoy was in the chamber, immediately halt the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Barrot said Russia used a branch of the GRU military intelligence known as the &#8220;APT28 attack group.&#8221; Also known as Fancy Bear, the branch has been linked to global attacks including in the 2016 U.S. election, when emails of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton were leaked.<\/p>\n<p>Relations between France and Russia have been tense since Moscow launched its Ukraine invasion in 2022, with Paris becoming one of Kyiv&#8217;s main allies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Message from The Moscow Times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear readers,<\/p>\n<p>We are facing unprecedented challenges. 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