Western Europe ‘at war’ with Russia – ex-MI6 chiefThe UK should be on alert for possible acts of sabotage, Richard Dearlove has warned
The UK government should treat the Ukraine conflict as “an actual war” with Russia, former MI6 chief Richard Dearlove has said.
Dearlove, who led the Secret Intelligence Service from 1999 to 2004, made his comments Wednesday, during a conversation with journalist Sophy Ridge on Sky News.
Ridge noted that Moscow had blacklisted dozens of UK officials earlier this week and asked Dearlove how the British government should respond.
“We have to face up to the fact that the Russians think they’re in a state of war with us,” the former spymaster said.