U.S. Lessens Cyberthreat on Russia

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Cyber Command to stop planning cyberoperations against Russia, the Record reported on February 28.

Why it matters: Recent moves such as this from President Donald Trump’s administration show a shift toward Russia, which will make America more vulnerable to crippling cyberattacks.

I don’t know why [Mr. Trump is] doing that. But the Russians are attacking us every single day. … I don’t think you signal to the Russians that “Hey, we’re gonna unilaterally withdraw from this space.” If they can keep attacking us—and they do every single day—they should be fearful of our capacity to inflict damage on them. So I really don’t understand where that’s coming from.
—Carlos Giménez, Republican congressman

Dangerous shift: Hegseth’s order was given a week before Trump’s White House argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It does not apply to the National Security Agency, and it has an unknown duration.

President Trump believes he can bring peace to Ukraine if he normalizes relations with Russia. To do so, he is forwarding Russian talking points, and the U.S. is working to lift sanctions on Moscow, which Russia demanded in return for normalized relations.

Prophetic perspective: Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry has stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is the “prince of Rosh” spoken of in Ezekiel 38 and 39. He wrote:

Mr. Trump believes he could negotiate with Vladimir Putin, giving him sections of Ukraine and expecting this to pacify him. That reveals a total lack of comprehension about who he is dealing with.

President Trump said that Putin is a man that he “got along really well with.” Is that true? Is that wise? Should anyone get along with an evil man like the prince of Russia?

Learn more: Read “The Ukraine War Will Not Start World War III!”