Boris Johnson and his Chief of Staff, Steve Barclay, having been informed of the situation.The Daily Express reports that the incoming threats range from "deniable" attacks on key infrastructure to operations with the ability to humiliate the British government and reduce popular support for actions which are helping the Ukrainian fight.
A security source said: “There is a serious concern that officers or agents attached to Russia’s security services may attempt to enter the UK and target strategic locations.“We are well aware of their capabilities and have seen how Putin is using these agencies in Eastern Europe.”Evidence has also emerged of a new and extensive disinformation campaign, said by the Foreign Office to be linked to troll farms in St Petersburg.Ed Johnson, head of global intelligence at the Sibylline strategic risk group, said there are a range of possible targets for a would-be saboteur.He said: “They’ll aim to sow chaos, panic or distrust in the Government."This could range from taking down a substation and amplifying the effect through a cyber attack, to bringing hard currency into Britain to finance separatist organisations, to targeting ministers, agents and officials and releasing embarrassing documents. “The aim is to humiliate Britain and reduce popular support for Ukraine. “You don’t need to blow up a power station to do this.”He said Russia’s FSB intelligence service, disgraced over its failures in Ukraine, “now has a lot to prove”. “Russia’s three intelligence agencies, the more traditional SVR, the military-led GRU and the FSB all have intelligence sections and they’re highly competitive. "The FSB has a lot of ground to make up since its failed intelligence briefings to Moscow ahead of the.
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