‘Join hands with us’: Britain’s MI6 chief urges Russians to spy
Richard Moore’s invitation follows a similar call by the CIA two months ago, and is certain to provoke anger at the Kremlin.
Britain's MI6 chief encourages Russian defectors to spy for the United Kingdom: 'Our door is always open'
UK intelligence chief says of Russians unsatisfied with the Ukraine war, 'Their secrets will always be safe with us'
The leader of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6, gave a rare speech in Prague Wednesday during which he encouraged Russians opposed to the war in Ukraine to spy for the British, telling any defectors from the Kremlin, "Our door is always open."
"There are many Russians today who are silently appalled by the sight of their armed forces pulverizing Ukrainian cities, expelling innocent families from their homes and kidnapping thousands of children," MI6 chief Richard Moore said from the British embassy in Prague, according to The Telegraph.
"There are many Russians today who are silently appalled by the sight of their armed forces pulverizing Ukrainian cities, expelling innocent families from their homes and kidnapping thousands of children," MI6 chief Richard Moore said from the British embassy in Prague, according to The Telegraph.
- "They are watching in horror as their soldiers ravage a kindred country. They know in their hearts that Putin’s case for attacking a fellow Slavic nation is fraudulent, a miasma of lies and fantasy."
"I invite them to do what others have already done this past 18 months and join hands with us. Our door is always open," the U.K. Secret Intelligence Service chief said. "We will handle their offers of help with the discretion and professionalism for which my service is famed. Their secrets will always be safe with us."
The head of MI6, Sir Richard Moore, has urged Russians appalled by the horrors of Putin's war in Ukraine to "join hands with us" and spy for the UK, in a rar...
‘Join hands with us’: Britain’s MI6 chief urges Russians to spy
Richard Moore’s invitation follows a similar call by the CIA two months ago, and is certain to provoke anger at the Kremlin.
The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service has asked Russians angry with the invasion of Ukraine to “join hands” with the United Kingdom to help end the bloodshed, an invitation that is sure to stir fury at the Kremlin.
“I invite them to do what others have done this past 18 months and join hands with us. Our door is always open … Their secrets will be safe with us and together we will work to bring the bloodshed to an end,” Richard Moore told Politico on Wednesday, at the British embassy in Prague.
“I invite them to do what others have done this past 18 months and join hands with us. Our door is always open … Their secrets will be safe with us and together we will work to bring the bloodshed to an end,” Richard Moore told Politico on Wednesday, at the British embassy in Prague.
A similar invitation was made two months ago by Washington, when the CIA released a video urging Russians to get in touch.
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INSERT: In the video – published on the CIA’s official YouTube channel and the Telegram messaging app, popular in Russia – a male voice reflects on the meaning of heroism and endurance as lone individuals are seen weighing their decisions: a man trudging through snow, a woman staring through a window.
“We are easily swayed by lies. But we do know what our reality is. The reality we live in. And the reality we talk about in whispers,” the voice says.
“We are easily swayed by lies. But we do know what our reality is. The reality we live in. And the reality we talk about in whispers,” the voice says.
At the end, a man and a woman are shown in separate scenes with their fingers hovering over mobile phone screens with a link saying “Contact CIA”.
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“Contact us. Perhaps the people around you don’t want to hear the truth. We want to,” the agency said in the clip.
Offers to spy hold huge risks. President Vladimir Putin has previously warned Russians against spying, a crime that carries a 20-year sentence.
During the Politico interview in front of an audience at the embassy, he also said British spies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to curb the supply of weapons to Russia during its war with Ukraine.
His staff are “combining their skills with AI and bulk data to identify and disrupt the flow of weapons to Russia”, said Moore, who has previously warned the West of falling behind its rivals in the AI race.
“Together with our allies, [we intend] to win the race to master the ethical and safe use of AI,” he said.
He warned that there was “absolutely no doubt” adversaries would try to develop artificial intelligence in a way which was reckless and dangerous, and that it would be his agency’s job to deal with that.
“It will be a significant part of our role going forward into the future, to try and … detect, uncover, and then disrupt people who would like to develop AI in directions which are dangerous.”
In his second speech since becoming chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 2020, Moore said Ukraine’s counteroffensive was proving “a hard grind” but was optimistic since there appeared to be little prospect of Russia regaining momentum in Ukraine.
Moore said Putin’s administration was consumed by “venality, infighting and callous incompetence”, and that the Russian leader was “clearly under pressure”.
The Wagner Group mutiny has only “exposed the inexorable decay of the unstable autocracy over which Putin presides,” he added.
Offers to spy hold huge risks. President Vladimir Putin has previously warned Russians against spying, a crime that carries a 20-year sentence.
During the Politico interview in front of an audience at the embassy, he also said British spies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to curb the supply of weapons to Russia during its war with Ukraine.
His staff are “combining their skills with AI and bulk data to identify and disrupt the flow of weapons to Russia”, said Moore, who has previously warned the West of falling behind its rivals in the AI race.
“Together with our allies, [we intend] to win the race to master the ethical and safe use of AI,” he said.
He warned that there was “absolutely no doubt” adversaries would try to develop artificial intelligence in a way which was reckless and dangerous, and that it would be his agency’s job to deal with that.
“It will be a significant part of our role going forward into the future, to try and … detect, uncover, and then disrupt people who would like to develop AI in directions which are dangerous.”
In his second speech since becoming chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 2020, Moore said Ukraine’s counteroffensive was proving “a hard grind” but was optimistic since there appeared to be little prospect of Russia regaining momentum in Ukraine.
Moore said Putin’s administration was consumed by “venality, infighting and callous incompetence”, and that the Russian leader was “clearly under pressure”.
The Wagner Group mutiny has only “exposed the inexorable decay of the unstable autocracy over which Putin presides,” he added.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES
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