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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said.

Hegseth gave the order to the head of the command, Air Force Gen. Tim Haugh, in late February, the official said. It is unclear clear how long the order will last.

A senior U.S. defense official declined to comment on the decision "due to operational security concerns."

“There is no greater priority to Secretary Hegseth than the safety of the Warfighter in all operations, to include the cyber domain,” the official told NBC News.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is housed in the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement that its "mission is to defend against all cyber threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia. There has been no change in our posture."

Representatives for U.S. Cyber Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Russian Embassy also did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

Hegseth's order was first reported by The Record.

President Donald Trump has sought to re-establish diplomatic channels with Russia in recent days, including by restoring embassy staffing, as his administration works to quickly end the war in Ukraine. U.S. officials initiated peace talks with Russian negotiators last month in Saudi Arabia.

Trump's relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hit a standstill Friday after an Oval Office clash between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance. Trump after the meeting chided Zelenskyy for his persistent criticism of Putin.

“He’s got to say I want to make peace," Trump said before he departed the White House on Friday. "He doesn’t have to stand there and say about 'Putin this, Putin that,' all negative things. He’s got to say I want to make peace. I don’t want to fight a war any longer.”

Zonefree:
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Zonefree:
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Saga16:
I think the first issue here is stealing.

Russia has hailed President Donald Trump of the United States of America after his meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine in Washington on Friday.


Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova said Trump showed “restraint” by not hitting Zelensky during their shouting match in the White House.

“I think Zelensky’s biggest lie of all his lies was his assertion in the White House that the Kyiv regime in 2022 was alone, without support,” she wrote on Telegram.


“How Trump and Vance held back from hitting that scumbag is a miracle of restraint,” she said.

Also on the visit, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is now deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, described Zelensky as “insolent pig” who had received “a proper slap down in the Oval Office”.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, called the heated confrontation between Trump and Zelensky “historic”.

Dmitriev was one of Moscow’s negotiators in the Russian-American talks held on February 18 in Saudi Arabia — the first since Russia began its Ukraine offensive in 2022.

Zelenskyy met Trump in Washington on Friday to discuss issues surrounding the peace deal that would bring the war between Ukraine and Russia to an end.

Zelenskyy had on multiple occasions accused Trump of backing Russia and trying to do the biddings of President Vladimir Putin.

Recall that Trump had once described Zelenskyy as a dictator and did not evolve him in the peace talk meeting in Saudi Arabia earlier last month.

Ukrainian leader, Zelenskyy, has however, insisted that the war must not end on Russia’s terms and conditions.

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Xannadu:
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OwoukoUrua:
First time I'm hearing of such school

President Trump shared an AI-generated video depicting the devastated Gaza Strip as an opulent resort emblazoned with his name.

The video was immediately scorned by many Palestinians. “If Mr. Trump wants to give Palestinians a place to live in dignity and a future, he must give them a state alongside Israel,” said Ahmed al-Soufi, the mayor of Rafah, a city in Gaza.

Reports emerging this morning from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University formally known as uni agric Makurdi indicate that the young women in the photos below have been abducted by unknown gunmen at the university premises whose names are Emmanuella Msenuter Orakaa, Susan, Iember Apebo, Folashade

Sources confirm that the Chairman of Makurdi Local Government Hon. Keffi has arrived at the scene with a strong security presence to ensure the safety of other students while search and rescue operations are underway.

Ukraine's parliament has passed a resolution affirming the legitimacy of Volodymyr Zelenskyy as president and confirming that elections are not possible until after the war ends.

The resolution is a rebuff to U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who have both suggested Zelenskyy is illegitimate because he has not held elections during the war with Russia.

LeeSmart:
You need to come see how furious these European countries were yesterday😅😅.
I love how trump is handling dem, thank God for the incoming German chancellor who's also going to align with mr trump.