In what is a direct comment from the head of MI-6 in the UK, which itself is unusual, Director Alex Younger made some pointed remarks about the things Russia is doing in the UK, and says they will make Russia pay for its activities. Of course, he focuses on the GRU which managed to stir up enough conflict for the next 50 years by botching, both operationally and politically, the relationship between the UK and Russia. Younger calls this “perpetual confrontation”, which eventually will work against Russia.
But, he also mentions cyber attacks and misinformation campaigns, saying very little about either one. The UK formally said Russia was responsible for Petya/NotPetya attacks which caused considerable damage and only happened after the UK blamed Russia for the attack in Salisbury. We already know about the Russian campaign to influence Brexit. They believe they can act with impunity. We shall see whether that approach is the correct one.
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