Russia asked the UN for a treaty against ‘extremism,’ ‘subversion,’ and ‘discrediting the authorities.’ Instead, it got one that covers hacking and fraud.

Russia asked the UN for a treaty against ‘extremism,’ ‘subversion,’ and ‘discrediting the authorities.’ Instead, it got one that covers hacking and fraud.

Ratified with reservations? By the end of 2026, a major new international treaty will be submitted to the State Duma for ratification: the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime. Russia does not agree with every provision in the document — even though Russia was the one that initiated it. So the convention will be ratified with reservations. How substantial those reservations will be, we don’t yet know. What is this convention, anyway? It …