Putin's speech was postponed due to hacker attacks

Vladimir Putin's key speech delayed because of 'massive' cyber attack in Russia

A speech by Vladimir Putin has been delayed because of a 'massive' cyber attack in Russia, it has emerged, Qazet.az reports.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in a call with reporters that specialists were working to fix the problem, which has pushed the speech back an hour.

The incident was reportedly linked to a DDOS attack targeting the computer network at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum - where the tyrant was due to speak.

Peskov said the cyber attack started on Thursday, disabling the forum's guest accreditation and admission system and creating a host of issues with access.

Putin's keynote address has been moved back to 3 pm, he added.