Foreign Minister Winston Peters is joining the international condemnation of malicious cyber activity by the Russian government

It comes as the UK has sanctioned a number of Russian spies over malicious cyber activity - allegedly under the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has linked it to the UK's support of Ukraine and said the spies were quote: "running a campaign to destabilise Europe."

Winston Peters says Russia's hostile cyberspace behaviour threatens global cyber security and undermines agreed international rules and norms.