Russia took unprecedented security measures at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and the Kremlin justified this caution by saying that “the enemy is acting boldly” and “undoubtedly”, reports TASS.

“Of course, both security measures and digital security measures are quite strengthened, one might say unprecedented,” Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov said during a daily press conference on Friday.

He called the situation “normal” because “the adversary acts without hesitation and does not stop trying to cause harm, so it is very important to be vigilant, mobilized in this regard and take all precautionary measures.”

Peskov noted that in this context, interruptions with mobile Internet are possible in the west, with the exception of Wi-Fi in the west.

“Just use Wi-Fi and everything will be fine,” the Russian official urged those present.

Russia’s largest economic forum will do without mobile Internet

Earlier, the press service of the Russian foundation “Roscongress”, which is involved in the event, reported that the organizers of the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg advised guests to use the Wi-Fi network due to possible interruptions of the mobile Internet due to “technical reasons”. working”.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is the largest economic forum in Russia. This year it will be held from June 14 to 17, and the main theme of the event is “Sovereign development is the basis of a just world.” Let’s join forces in the name of future generations.”

Peskov’s comments came as Russia accuses Ukraine of carrying out numerous drone attacks on its territory, including attacks on the Kremlin in early May.

Ukraine denies involvement in this attack, as well as others attributed to it by Moscow.

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