British Prime Minister Theresa May and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte have released a joint statement condemning the Russian military intelligence unit GRU for a series of alleged global cybercrimes.
The two leaders said on Thursday they will "defend international institutions from those that seek do to them harm".
They spoke after officials from both countries blamed the GRU for a series of attacks against the international chemical weapons watchdog and other agencies, including the World Anti-Doping Agency and groups investigating the 2014 Malaysian Airlines crash over Ukraine.
May and Rutte say the attacks "demonstrate again the GRU's disregard for the global values and rules that keep us all safe".
Russia on Thursday dismissed the accusations as "fantasies."
Earlier, the Dutch defence minister Ank Bijleveld said the GRU's hacking attempts on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which she said took place in April, were disrupted by authorities.
Four Russian intelligence officers were immediately expelled from the Netherlands, she said.
Speaking on Thursday about Russia's hacking attempts into the MH17 crash investigation, she said: "We have been aware of the interest of Russian intelligence services in this investigation and have taken appropriate measures."
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