Overview
- In a London speech, Metreweli labeled Russia “aggressive, expansionist and revisionist” and vowed sustained UK pressure in support of Ukraine.
- She said the UK operates “in a space between peace and war” and listed tactics such as cyberattacks on infrastructure, drones near airports and bases, maritime harassment, arson, sabotage, and influence operations.
- The spy chief urged mastery of advanced technology across MI6, saying officers must be as comfortable with code as with human sources and as fluent in Python as in foreign languages.
- Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton called for a whole-of-society drive to build national resilience and announced £50 million for new Defence Technical Excellence Colleges.
- The warnings came as leaders met in Berlin for Ukraine talks, with President Trump’s envoys engaged in peace efforts that European officials are debating.