Russia's permanent representation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has refused to comment on Dutch Defense Ministry's accusations of a cyberattack.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld stated that the intelligence services thwarted a cyberattack on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

According to the official, the four Russian nationals who are suspected of attempting to carry out an operation against the OPCW and were expelled from the country allegedly had diplomatic passports.

The Dutch government finds the involvement of these intelligence operatives extremely worrisome. Normally we don't reveal this type of counter-intelligence operation," Bijleveld told a news conference, claiming that the four Russians were GRU officers.

She claimed that the purported attempts took place in April.