“If Putin is allowed to reduce Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there,” according to the head of British foreign intelligence.
The headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in London, United Kingdom, March 3, 2009. (AFP / SHAUN CURRY)
At the same time as Vladimir Putin is raising the nuclear threat in his conflict with Ukraine, Russia is carrying out “an incredibly audacious campaign of sabotage” in Europe, the head of British foreign intelligence, Richard Moore, warned on Friday, November 29. in a speech at the British Embassy in Paris.
“We recently uncovered an incredibly audacious Russian sabotage campaign in Europe, even as (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and his cronies
raise the nuclear threat to sow fear
” among Ukraine's supporters, said Richard Moore, without giving details.
“Russian rhetoric mixes threats and aggression”
“If Putin is allowed to reduce Ukraine to a vassal state, he will not stop there”
insisted the head of foreign intelligence.
“We have not the slightest doubt about the will of our Ukrainian friends to win. The SIS and the DGSE (British and French foreign intelligence) are decisive in calibrating the risks and helping our respective governments to make adequate decisions” in the face of Russian rhetoric mixing threats and aggression, he added.
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