STORY: :: Britain's foreign spy chief says Russia is behind
'staggeringly reckless' sabotage in Europe
:: November 29, 2024
:: Paris, France
:: Richard Moore, Head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
"We have recently uncovered a staggeringly reckless campaign of Russian sabotage in Europe, even as Putin and his acolytes resort to nuclear sabre-rattling to sow fear about the consequences of aiding Ukraine and challenge western resolve in so doing. Such activity and rhetoric is dangerous and beyond irresponsible." // "If (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is allowed to succeed in reducing Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there. Our security - British, French, European and transatlantic - will be jeopardized. The cost of supporting Ukraine is well known, but the cost of not doing so would be infinitely higher. If Putin succeeds, China would weigh the implications, North Korea would be emboldened, and Iran would become yet more dangerous."
Moore, head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service known as MI6, said that any softening in support for Ukraine against Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion would embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies.
In September, Moore said Russia's intelligence services had gone "a bit feral" in the latest warning by NATO and other Western spy chiefs about what they call hostile Russian actions, ranging from repeated cyber attacks to Moscow-linked arson.
Moscow has denied responsibility for all such incidents. The Russian embassy in London did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on Moore's remarks.
