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Russia poses acute threat, new MI6 chief to warn

Royal Navy ships and aircraft shadowed a Russian task group in the English Channel in February 2025. (Photo by Daniel Bladen, Ministry of Defence Crown Copyright)

By Frank Gardner

The new chief of MI6, Blaise Metreweli, will warn of “the acute threat posed by Russia” when she makes her first public speech later.

She will highlight so-called hybrid warfare, which includes incidents such as cyber attacks and drones suspected of being launched near critical infrastructure by Russian proxies.

Ms Metreweli will describe this as “an acute threat posed by an aggressive, expansionist and revisionist Russia” and warn that “the front line is everywhere”.

Read more at BBC News

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