Vladimir Putin’s spy chief has allegedNATOis gearing up for "large-scale conflict in the east". Sergei Naryshkin, head ofRussia's SVR foreign intelligence service, claimed the alliance was making preparations for such action.
His comments were reported by a Russian state news agency. Mr Naryshkin did not share any details on the alleged preparations, according to reports. It comes after the head of GCHQ issued astern warning over how Russia is increasing its daily hybrid activity against the UK and other nations.
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Anne Keast-Butler told the inaugural GCHQ annual lecture thatRussiais “relentlessly targeting critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust”.
Mr Naryshkin was also quoted by the RIA news agency as saying theEuropean Unionwas quickly arming itself and becoming a military alliance “directed against Russia”.
Ukrainehas been urging the EU to help negotiate an end to the full-scale war which has raged for more than four years.
The bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday said the EU will “never” be a neutral mediator between Moscow and Kyiv.
“Because we are on Ukraine’s side, and we are defending our own core security interests,” she said.
"We can't be neutral, treating them equally, because we have been clearly on Ukraine's side.”
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
