Russia in Direct Contact With US over JBS Cyberattack, Duma Squeezes IT-Giants

LOCAL NEWS

• Russian Deputy FM says it is in direct contact with the US over the JBS cyberattack.
  • Overnight the US said a Russia-linked hacking group forced a shutdown of all JBS's U.S. beef plants, while all other JBS meatpacking facilities in the country experienced some level of disruption
• State Duma adopts bill on foreign IT-giants' activities in Russia – forcing companies to open branches or representative offices locally or face bans on advertising, payments and data collection
• Novak: Russia in 2020 supplied Ukraine with reverse 16bn cubic meters of gas.
  • "Despite all the difficulties that persisted between our countries, I would like to emphasize that we have always maintained a trade turnover ($10bn in 2020).
  • I am surprised by the aggressive rhetoric on Ukraine's part"
• Putin highlights relation with ex-soviet nations as Russia's foreign policy priority at the security council meeting yesterday – potentially in a nod to Belarus.
• Swiss Dept of Defense says it is considering closing the airspace during the Russia-US summit on June 16, but a final decision has yet to be made