"Blow on Russian Intelligence": Europe has sent more than 600 spies of the Russian Federation - Mi5 Chapter

According to Ken McCallum's director of British counterintelligence, more than 400 Russian agents were engaged in spy activities under the cover of diplomatic or other positions. During this year, hundreds of Russian spies were sent out of European countries, given the United Kingdom. This was a strategic blow to the exploration of the Russian Federation. This was stated in the annual report by the CEO of the UK Security Service (Mi5) Ken McCallum, Reuters writes.

According to the British intelligence boss, more than 600 Russian agents have been sent out of Europe. Almost 400 of them were engaged in spy activities under the cover of diplomatic or other positions. Only the UK sent 23 spies of the Russian Federation, which gave themselves for diplomatic workers. In addition, in recent months, more than 100 suspects of espionage were refused a diplomatic visa for entry into the United Kingdom.

According to McCallum, the expulsion of Russian agents caught Russian President Vladimir Putin by surprise. "We cannot calm down. We must be ready for open or hidden aggression of Russia against the UK in the coming years," the head of British intelligence emphasizes. The British intelligence boss believes that the Kremlin's fixation in London is related to the significant support of the UK to the Ukrainian side during the full -scale war.

According to McCallum, Mi5 began to fight Russian espionage after attempting to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripach in 2018. After that, London canceled more than 100 diplomatic visas issued by Russian citizens. Since then, Moscow has tried to make up for its intelligence in the kingdom, but unsuccessfully. We will remind, in Norway the Brazilian was arrested on suspicion of espionage on the Russian Federation.