Romania's Security Council says Russian hybrid attacks during elections
The Romanian Security Council said that during the elections the country was subjected to hybrid attacks by Russian cybercriminals. This was reported by Reuters on December 4, citing documents from the agency.
"The attacks continued intensively, including on election day and the night after the election," the agency said in a document declassified by the agency.
The statement noted that data on access to official Romanian election websites was published on Russian cybercrime platforms. In total, more than 85,000 cyberattacks were identified, aimed at exploiting system vulnerabilities.
It is specified that in the second round of voting, which will be held on December 8, the extreme right-wing Calin Georgescu may defeat his pro-European opponent Elena Lasconi, and such an outcome could lead to Romania's isolation in the West.
Earlier, on December 2, Romania's independent presidential candidate Georgescu said that if he wins the election, he will follow U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's decisions on a peace agreement in Ukraine. The presidential candidate said that partnership with the States is very important for Romania.
The first round of presidential elections in the country took place on November 24. Georgescu is leading with 22.94% of the vote. The leader of the opposition party "Union of Salvation of Romania" Lasconi has 19.17% of votes.
Commenting on these results, Ruslan Andreev, an expert with the Polylog Group, noted in an interview with Izvestia that Georgescu's victory in the first round could harm Ukraine and weaken the position of European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on November 25 did not give any forecasts on how a possible victory of Georgescu could affect relations between Romania and Russia. The Russian presidential spokesman added that the Kremlin would monitor further developments.
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