The European Union will continue to support Ukraine in terms of cyber security to counter the Russian invasion of its territory, a source close to the matter told EUROPE on Thursday 24 February.
“It is a war fought on many levels. In addition to fighting disinformation online - and even on Russian public channels - we are working with Ukraine to protect the country from attacks on its websites”, a senior EU official told EUROPE.
“Full resilience is needed to better protect networks, starting with security or police systems which, if they were to fail, could no longer protect the population. There is a real issue at stake. We have already invested a lot in terms of energy and financial support and we will continue to do so”, he added.
Commissioner Thierry Breton announced on Wednesday 23 February, alongside the presentation of the data legislation (see EUROPE 12897/9), that the issue of cybersecurity in Ukraine would be rapidly discussed and negotiated with “a series of institutions, as well as with the High Representative, Mr Borrell” (see EUROPE 12897/31). (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)