Listen, I'm not going to pretend that I'm even remotely surprised, but I will tell you that this is a slap in the face to every person in the infosec community that has worked to track and thwart Russian APTs for the last several decades.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-russia-hacking-cyber-security
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
The GuardianI cannot overemphasize how much of playing defense in US corporations, civil society, and government has been about trying to keep the Russians out of your shit.