How much more proof do we need that this administration is completely compromised? There is zero reason for the US to relax any offensive digital actions against Russia. If anything, we should be applying more.

Martin Matishak over at The Record writes that the former Fox news host turned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.

"Hegseth gave the instruction to Cyber Command chief Gen. Timothy Haugh, who then informed the organization's outgoing director of operations, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage, of the new guidance, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity."

"The order does not apply to the National Security Agency, which Haugh also leads, or its signals intelligence work targeting Russia, the sources said."

"While the full scope of Hegseth’s directive to the command remains unclear, it is more evidence of the White House’s efforts to normalize ties with Moscow after the U.S. and international allies worked to isolate the Kremlin over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine."

https://therecord.media/hegseth-orders-cyber-command-stand-down-russia-planning

I'm completely apoplectic about this. U.S. offensive cyber operations against Russia should never ever stop unless and until Putin is gone and something resembling a non-threatening superpower takes over.

If we were serious about pushing Moscow to make *any* concessions in a cessation to its aggression in Ukraine, we would INCREASE by 10x or more the offensive actions against cybercrime operations that are Russian state sponsored or state-tolerated.