Britain’s security services have been put on high alert, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin could send an army of saboteurs and cause major disruption. This is according to national reports, according to which senior officials of MI5 have informed the Minister of Interior Priti Patel about the threat.
The Daily Express reports that the Special Branch is tasked with stepping up surveillance of people traveling to the country, according to sources. The Prime Minister and his Chief of Staff, Steve Barkley, have been briefed on the situation, while GCHQ is believed to be in touch with European counterparts.
Threats range from “repulsive” attacks on key infrastructure to operations designed to humiliate the British government and reduce people’s support for actions that help Ukraine’s struggle. A security source said: “There are serious concerns that officers or agents attached to Russia’s security services may try to enter the United Kingdom and move to strategic locations.
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“We are well aware of their potential and have seen Putin use these agencies in Eastern Europe. Evidence has also emerged of a new and extensive disinformation campaign, which the foreign ministry said was linked to troll farms in St. Petersburg.
Ed Johnson, head of global intelligence at Sibylline Strategic Risk Group, said there were a number of possible targets for a future saboteur. He said: “They will seek to sow chaos, panic or distrust of government.
“This can range from removing a substation and amplifying the effect of a cyber attack, to bringing hard currency into the UK to fund separatist organizations, to targeting ministers, agents and officials and releasing embarrassing documents. “The aim is to humiliate Britain and reduce popular support for Ukraine.
“You don’t have to blow up a power plant to do that.” He said Russia’s FSB intelligence, disgraced by its failures in Ukraine, “now has a lot to prove”.
“The three Russian intelligence agencies, the more traditional SVR, led by the military GRU and the FSB, all have intelligence sections and are highly competitive. “The FSB has many reasons to compensate after its failed intelligence briefings in Moscow before the February 24 invasion.
He added: “It should come as no surprise that the United Kingdom is Russia’s number one destination in Europe. The United Kingdom is considered Kyiv’s most loyal ally. “He signed a political, free trade and strategic agreement in January, before the conflict, and set a precedent after the invasion that others followed to increase pressure on Russia.
Relations between the UK and Russia have plummeted since the poisoning of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 and bottomed out after the Salisbury poisonings in 2018. The UK has since coordinated the largest expulsion of Russian intelligence since the end of the war. , with more than 100 diplomats expelled from Britain, the United States, France, Germany and Hungary.
In March, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia saw Johnson as “the most active participant in the race for anti-Russian sentiment.” Meanwhile, it was revealed last night that Russia has launched a “broad and large-scale” new disinformation campaign.
The operation is said to have links to a troll factory in St. Petersburg run by Evgeny Prigogine, founder of the infamous Internet Research Agency. With lessons learned from Isis and QAnon, followers are following the rules of social media on Telegram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok, targeting Kremlin politicians and critics.
They also increase real and “cute” accounts by increasing their reach with additional followers. Foreign Minister Liz Truss said: “We cannot allow the Kremlin and its shady troll farms to invade our online spaces with lies about Putin’s war.
“The UK government has warned international partners and will continue to work closely with allies and media platforms to undermine Russian information operations. Last night, Dr. Taras Cusio of the Society’s think tank, Henry Jackson, said: “Putin is angry that his invasion and entry in Russian history books will not be planned, and he is angry that Russia seems incapable of attacking military convoys entering Ukraine. with a weapon. He is forced to look for other goals.
“There is no doubt that the United Kingdom is at the top of the list as a major supplier of military equipment. Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Ben Wallace were very healthy. James Happy’s statement that Ukraine has the right to turn to Russia, and Liz Truss’s tough approach to the talks, also infuriated him.
“Any Russian activity in Britain will go beyond simply gathering intelligence. We are talking about more active measures such as targeting power plants and humiliating the government. “
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