G7 ministers put pro-Russian cyberattacks on Paris agenda after Tajani's data dumped

G7 foreign ministers will debate recent cyberattacks suspected of coming from pro-Russian groups when they meet in Paris on Monday and Tuesday. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot accepted his proposal to put the issue on the agenda, telling a briefing at his ministry that "tomorrow and the day after tomorrow we will be discussing it."

The push follows a personal hit. On Saturday, Tajani said his own data had been published on the dark web by hackers he described as pro-Russian, and tied the leak to the Italian government's backing for Ukraine.

Tajani said "hybrid warfare" incidents have hit Europe in recent days, and South America too, and that G7 countries will weigh possible joint initiatives to counter them.

He was careful about who he blamed. Tajani said he called the hackers pro-Russian, not the Russian government: "I did not say that the Russian government is responsible. If I had proof of Russian government involvement, I would say so."