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Following reports of cyberattacks on refrigeration systems in supermarkets in several European countries, the Kremlin strongly denied involvement, and the EU warned that it could be a deliberate attempt to disrupt food supplies.
European supermarket operators have been reported to have suffered cyber attacks this week, causing temperatures in refrigerators and freezers to rise. The Kremlin today denied it was behind the cyber attacks and said outsiders were not aware of the cyber attacks.Russia The allegations concerned were “ridiculous”.
Agence France-Presse reports that grocery supermarket operators in at least nine European countries have seen temperatures in their freezers rise rapidly, forcing them to destroy millions of dollars worth of food. The European Union (EU) warned that this was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the continent’s food supplies.
as russiaukraine As the war enters its fifth year, European countries have recently warned Moscow that its subversive actions are escalating.
Russian state media reported that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “These comments are ridiculous and, as in the past, they lack factual argument or evidentiary support.”
“These baseless accusations against our country and blaming Russia for everything are unfortunately becoming a frequent trend in European countries. I would like to emphasize again that these are completely ridiculous accusations,” Peskov said.
Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden have reported problems with their refrigeration systems this week. French supermarket operators were victims of a similar attack last month.
Western countries accuse Russia of regular cyber attacks. The situation has become more serious after Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022. However, Russia has always denied the relevant allegations.
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Supermarkets in at least nine European countries reported this week that freezer and refrigerator temperatures were raised, causing large amounts of fresh food to be damaged, and some operators were even forced to destroy hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of goods.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said these claims blaming Russia for the incident were “ridiculous” and stressed that there was a lack of facts and evidence from the outside world. Russia has always denied the relevant allegations.
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The EU warned that this could be a deliberate attempt to disrupt the continent’s food supplies; Western countries believe that Russia has been carrying out cyber attacks for a long time and the situation has become even more serious after the attack on Ukraine in 2022.
