MI6 chief warns 'front line is everywhere' and signals intent to pressure Putin

In her first public speech, MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli warned of escalating hybrid threats from an aggressive, expansionist Russia—citing cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, drones, sabotage, and influence operations—while noting recent UK sanctions on Russian and Chinese actors; she emphasized MI6’s push to “sharpen our edge” with audacity, integrating AI and advanced technology alongside HUMINT, and stressed that strategic wisdom and human agency must guide the use of powerful technologies.