While the United Kingdom and the Netherlands pushed for swift action following an attack on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague that was widely attributed to Russia, other countries balked. Italy and France were among the countries wary about calling Russia out on its alleged hacking attempts, diplomats said.[...]
The failure to come up with tougher language comes months before European politicians head into the European Parliament election — which is widely expected to come under pressure from Russian disinformation and cyber intrusion campaigns aimed at derailing the vote.[...]
Thursday’s discussions on cybersecurity were overshadowed by EU leaders’ squabbles over Brexit, and hot-button issues like migration. The text on sanctioning cyberattackers passed without much discussion on the substance, several people briefed on the talks said. [...]
Other diplomats pointed to another problem: Some European countries, especially bordering Russia, could have political interests in attributing cyberattacks to Moscow without having the technical capabilities of proving the crime.
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