The head of MI6, Richard Moore, has stated that there is no evidence to suggest an assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Moore described Russia's attack as a 'long planned, unprovoked' strategy carried out with 'cruel aggression'.
Moore, known in Whitehall as C, tweeted that the invasion had been brewing for many months and that US and UK intelligence communities had uncovered Putin's plans for Ukraine. He said they exposed attempts to engineer 'false flag' attacks and plans to assassinate Ukrainian leaders and senior officials.
The MI6 chief emphasised that no amount of Russian disinformation could disguise the fact that the attack was long planned and unprovoked. His comments come as the Duke of Cambridge made a secret visit to MI6 just hours before Russia launched its deadly attack on Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials report that 57 citizens have been killed and 169 wounded in the attacks. Anti-war protests have erupted across Russia, with over 1,700 people arrested. In London, Ukrainian protesters gathered outside Downing Street, calling for more drastic action from the UK government.
