In latest White House bid to ‘normalize’ ties with Moscow, Defense Secretary Hegseth halts U.S. Cyber Command’s Russia planning — The Record
Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United States Cyber Command to halt any planning of actions against Russia, including offensive digital operations, three sources have told The Record. Hegseth reportedly gave the order to Cyber Command chief General Timothy Haugh, who then relayed it to his subordinates.
The sources noted that the order does not apply to the National Security Agency, which Timothy Haugh also heads, nor to its signals intelligence operations targeting Russia. “The order does not apply to the National Security Agency, which Haugh also leads, or its signals intelligence work targeting Russia,” The Record reported, adding that Hegseth’s order “could derail some of the command’s most high-profile missions involving a top U.S. digital adversary, including in Ukraine.”
