Pentagon Denies That Hegseth Halted US Cyber Operations Against Russia

The claims come as the Trump administration has held talks aimed at ending the Russia–Ukraine war.
Pentagon Denies That Hegseth Halted US Cyber Operations Against Russia
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 24, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The Department of Defense denied claims in anonymously sourced media reports that Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth had stopped U.S. cyber operations against Russia.

In a statement posted on social media platform X on March 4, the Pentagon’s rapid response team wrote that the secretary “has neither canceled nor delayed any cyber operations directed against malicious Russian targets and there has been no stand-down order whatsoever from that priority.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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