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US Links Russia to DarkSide Hacking Group's Colonial Pipeline Attack

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  • US links Russia to the DarkSide hacking group that paralysed the Colonial Pipeline transporting fuel from Texas to the East Coast.
    • Attack forced the White House over the weekend to form an interagency working group to prepare for various scenarios, including the need for additional measures to mitigate any potential impact on fuel supplies
  • Macron says EU Summit will consider Russia policy on 25 May amid an historic low point in ties
  • Amnesty International restores Navalny's 'prisoner of conscience' status after its controversial move to strip him of the label in February over his past nationalistic and anti-immigrant rhetoric
  • Russian Ambassador to Berlin says Nord Stream 2 may be completed by late September, before the Bundestag election, but warns weather conditions may impact this timeline.
    • Notes there is just 100km remaining to be built. The pipeline is currently stalled due to a legal case over environmental risks
  • Russia's "R" rate rises from 0.9 to 0.94 over the weekend, but remains below the crucial 1 level. 9 of Russia's top 10 regions with the highest number of cases now stand below 1.00
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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