Russian President Vladimir Putin was forced to delay his speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by more than an hour on Friday due to a cyberattack.
Putin's speech slamming Western sanctions began over 90 minutes after the scheduled start time on Friday as the cyberattack disrupted the forum's system allowing access badges into the venue, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.It is not clear who was responsible for the attack.
After the delays, Putin took to the podium to blast Western sanctions, calling them"stupid" and arguing global currencies were"committing suicide" as a result of the mounting sanctions, the Telegraph reported.
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