The former Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin once famously quipped: “We wanted the best, but it turned out as always.” When Dutch, British and US officials last week issued coordinated denunciations of Russia’s cyber-operations – whose targets ranged from sports anti-doping bodies to the international chemical weapon watchdog – it felt like Chernomyrdin’s saying had been given new meaning.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on an integrated development of the Arctic at a military base in Alexandra Land on the remote Arctic islands of Franz Josef Land, Russia, on March 29, 2017. Russia reportedly intends to begin building a new anti-aircraft base in 2018.
