Kremlin rejects allegations of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, interfering in UK voting
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1562839
Kremlin rejects allegations of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, interfering in UK voting
- Title: Kremlin rejects allegations of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, interfering in UK voting
- Date: 17th July 2020
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JULY 14, 2020) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF KREMLIN
- Embargoed: 31st July 2020 11:42
- Keywords: Kremlin denies Russia-UK coronavirus election hacking vaccine voting
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001CN77VWN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:The Kremlin on Friday (July 17) rejected Western allegations Russia had tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists during call-in.
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre said Thursday (July 16) that hackers backed by the Russian state were trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world.
The United States and Canada made the same allegations.
Peskov also said that Russia denies any possible involvement into 2019 UK general election.
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