Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is set to meet with his national security team on Monday to discuss potential actions regarding Ukraine.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause on all of the country's cyber operations against Russia, including offensive actions, multiple US media reports said on Sunday.

U.S. Defense Secretary orders pause on cyber operations against Russia amid reevaluation, sparking speculation and denial from officials.

The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.

March 2 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has ordered the United States to end offensive cyber operations targeting Russia, part of an effort to draw Russian President Vladimir Putin into talks on ending the war in Ukraine, sources said Sunday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber operations and information operations against Russia, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said, NBC News reported. 

A prominent Republican congressman, the former House Intelligence Committee chair, appeared shocked on national television when he learned that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a top Pentagon agency, U.S. Cyber Command, to suspend operations and planning against Russia’s cyber offe...

The problem is not just the Pentagon halting offensive cyber operations against Russia. It's also the series of related steps in the same direction.

French foreign minister said Russia is a clear cyber threat to European countries.