Russia claims its spy chief had ‘long’ phone call with new MI6 chief

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Russia claimed that New MI6 chief According to Russian media, he had a “long” phone call with his Russian counterpart just two months after taking up the role.

Sergey NaryshkinDirector of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service SVRsaid he talked blaze metroveliwho took office Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) In October.

“A few days ago, I had a long telephone conversation with the newly appointed chief MI6, [Blaise] Metreveli, Mr Naryshkin said, according to Russian news agency Tass.

He said that Russian intelligence officers officially worked in London and that SIS officers were doing the same moscow,

The new head of MI6 is giving her first major public speech at MI6 headquarters earlier this week

The new head of MI6 is giving her first major public speech at MI6 headquarters earlier this week ,the countryside,

No further details about the alleged call were provided by Mr Naryshkin, who has held several senior roles in Russian politics and has led the SVR since 2016.

military analyst michael clarke told Sky News that Moscow was “trying to show that the British are somehow appealing to them… because of the negotiations going on in Washington”.

But the call comes just days after Ms Metreveli, the first female MI6 chief, warned of a growing threat from “aggressors, expansionists and revisionists”. Russia In his first major public speech in the new role.

Ms Metreveli said Britain was operating in “the space between peace and peace”. war” And while that ukraine As the conflict continues, Russia is also “testing us in the gray zone”.

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“Putin should have no doubts, our support is permanent. The pressure we will exert on behalf of Ukraine will remain,” he said.

Independent The Foreign Office has been contacted for comment.

Sergei Naryshkin has held a number of senior roles in Moscow, leading the foreign intelligence service since 2016

Sergei Naryshkin has held a number of senior roles in Moscow, leading the foreign intelligence service since 2016 ,Pool/AFP via Getty,

Mr Clarke said Britain would “never” publicly admit that the call had taken place because it was a “very, very sensitive thing”.

He said, “The British head of state… should never have disclosed that he did this, and the fact that Naryshkin is doing this shows that he has his own agenda.”

Mr Naryshkin’s comments came as European leaders held key talks in Brussels on the future of funding for Ukraine’s war effort.

While EU leaders could not approve a deal to access frozen Russian assets, they did approve a €90 billion deal to meet nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s funding needs for the next two years.

Instead of drawing funds from frozen Russian assets, cash for the loan will be raised through joint borrowing by 24 of the EU’s 27 countries, except Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia.

Vladimir Putin told a year-end conference on Friday that looting Europe has failed because of the severe consequences for looters.

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