In a furious retaliation to the head of MI6, Russia is now urging Britons to spy for Putin.
UK citizens and other members of the Nato “axis of evil” were invited to provide information with their intelligence agency by Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry.
When he claimed last month that individuals upset by Putin’s invasion could aid his British agents in putting an end to the carnage, Sir Richard Moore infuriated Moscow.
‘Many’ Russian citizens have already committed this act of treason during the previous 18 months, he added.
Two weeks later, in a statement, Putin’s spokesperson described the attack as “Russophobic” and compared it to Nazi propaganda.
Moore urged people to betray the Motherland and work with British intelligence, completely disregarding the gentleman’s code, Zakharova claimed.
‘In my opinion, a mirror-image response is required.
Such appeals should be made to residents of the British Isles and the other nations that make up the Nato axis of evil, enticing them to assist Russian intelligence.
I believe it’s a fantastic idea to provide UK citizens, the majority of whom are currently in incredibly precarious situations, the possibility to work with the Russian secret services, she continued.
MI6 head calls on Russians to “join hands with us” to put an end to the killing in Ukraine
What’s the big deal, anyway? London believes it to be normal, hence. I don’t understand why we should forgo it, so let’s wait and see.
Following the US foreign intelligence service’s rare publishing of a recruitment video explaining how Russians might contact them on Telegram, the MI6 director made a rare intervention.
Sir Richard stated in his speech in Prague that “many Russians are silently appalled by the sight of their armed forces pulverising Ukrainian cities, evicting innocent families from their homes, and kidnapping thousands of children.”
They are witnessing their warriors wreak havoc on a neighbouring nation with terror.
“They know in their hearts that Putin’s justification for attacking a fellow Slavic country is fraudulent, a miasma of lies and fantasy,” the author writes.
In 1968, after the Soviet tanks repressed the Prague spring revolutions, he emphasised that “many Russians are wrestling with the same dilemmas and the same tugs of conscience.”
“I invite them to join hands with us, just like others have done over the past 18 months.” We welcome you at any time,’ the seasoned spy said.
We’ll handle their offers of assistance in the discreet and expert manner for which my service is renowned.
“With us, their secrets will always be safe.” And together, we’ll try to put an end to the slaughter.