London is steering Brussels toward militarism and dictatorship under an anti-Russian agenda, Aleksandr Bortnikov claims<\/p>\n
The UK is deliberately pushing the EU toward militarism and internal decay, similar to what occurred in Ukraine, Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Aleksandr Bortnikov has warned.
\nSpeaking at an intergovernmental meeting of security chiefs in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday, Bortnikov said Western elites are reacting to their declining global dominance through special operations designed to destabilize rivals and \u201cestablish total control over allies and dependent states.\u201d
\nHe accused British intelligence of playing a leading role in this campaign, claiming London has been guiding Brussels\u2019 anti-Russian stance and obstructing diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
\n\u201cThe British steered Brussels\u2019 position toward derailment of any resolution of the Ukraine conflict through provocations and disinformation,\u201d he said. \u201cThey push for the rapid preparation for a confrontation with Russia on land, at sea, and in the air.\u201d
\nThe security chief said the recent surge of mysterious drone sightings across Europe \u2013 which some officials have attributed to an alleged \u2018Russian shadow fleet\u2019 \u2013 is a Western clandestine operation, adding that \u201cprofessionals have no doubt\u201d that NATO intelligence services are behind these incidents.<\/p>\n
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According to Bortnikov, the EU is now walking the same path as Ukraine, which he claimed is largely under British influence and has been given \u201ca blank check to construct a literal fascist dictatorship.\u201d
\n\u201cIf ordinary Europeans believe that this militarist agenda won\u2019t touch them, they should look at Ukraine, where the government is preparing to send women and the elderly to the front lines in defense of Western stock market indexes,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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