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Germany said it had recalled its ambassador to Russia for
consultations after Berlin accused Moscow of launching
cyberattacks on its defence and aerospace firms and ruling
party.
"Berlin regularly exploits the myth of malicious activity of
allegedly Russian hackers in Germany, this is done to escalate
tensions in bilateral relations," Russian Foreign Ministry
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "No evidence was presented."
Berlin said the attacks that started two years ago targeted
Germany's governing Social Democrats as well as companies in the
logistics, defence, aerospace and IT sectors. It said it had not
provided details of the damage caused for security reasons.
Zakharova said the West was engaged in an information war
against Russia which included fictitious and false stories and
claims aimed at stoking fears about Russia.
"The recall of the German ambassador from Moscow is nothing more
than another unfriendly step aimed at inciting anti-Russian
sentiments in Germany, leading to further degradation of
bilateral ties," Zakharova said.
"The entire responsibility for this lies with the German side."
(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; editing
by Guy Faulconbridge)
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