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"Britain may already be at war with Russia because of the depth and intensity
of cyber-attacks, sabotage and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow
against the UK, according to a former head of MI5.
Eliza Manningham-Buller, who led the domestic spy agency two decades ago, said
she agreed with comments made by the Russia expert Fiona Hill, who argued in a
Guardian interview earlier this year that Moscow was at war with the west.
Lady Manningham-Buller argued that the situation had changed “since the
invasion of Ukraine and the various things I read about that the Russians have
been doing here – sabotage, intelligence collection, attacking people and so
on”.
Speaking on a podcast in which she was interviewed by the lord speaker, John
McFall, she then referenced Hill, who advised Donald Trump during his first
term as US president and co-authored the UK’s strategic defence review.
“I think she may be right in saying we’re already at war with Russia. It’s a
different sort of war, but the hostility, the cyber-attacks, the physical
attacks, the intelligence work is extensive,” she said.
Six Bulgarians living in the UK were jailed this year for their role in a spy
ring conducting hostile surveillance around Europe, and five men were convicted
for their involvement in an arson attack ordered by Moscow on a warehouse
containing supplies destined for Ukraine.
Pat McFadden, then the Cabinet Office minister, said last year that Russia had
stepped up its cyber-attacks against the UK. Hackers have targeted a string of
British businesses. While the source of the attacks can take time to detect,
many are suspected to have originated in Russia.
Several of the UK’s Nato allies in eastern Europe have been affected by recent
drone incidents, most notably Poland where 19 unarmed Russian drones crossed
into its airspace this month."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
