Moscow today dismissed allegations that Russian hackers helped spark the diplomatic crisis around Qatar, after CNN reported that US officials believed they planted a false news story.
"Whatever happens it is hackers. It's a stale claim and as ever there is zero evidence, and conclusions are drawn before the incident is even investigated," Andrei Krutskikh, a Kremlin advisor on cybersecurity, told the Interfax news agency.
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