The recent statement by General Nick Carter, head of the British General Staff, that both his country and Russia are immersed in a cyberwar, was described as dangerousby Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Siromolotov.
The Russian diplomat warned that "it is particularly worrying that a senior military official is demonstrating such a light-hearted attitude towards the formalities he uses.".
Siromolotov claimed that these statements are part of the propaganda that the United Kingdomagainst his country. As he said: “For a long time we have noticed that London is using anti-Russian rhetoric, persistently claiming that there is an alleged Russian cyber threatto Britain’s national security.”
The diplomat said that there are many examples of this tactic being followed by Britain. In late October, the British National Cybersecurity Center published a report, carried out in cooperation with the United States National Security Agency (NSA), on cyberattacks by the Turla, which is suspected of working for Russia.
Furthermore, Siromolotov stressed that “the British general does not present any evidence to support his claims and in fact uses speculation rather than concrete facts. Apparently, the alleged Russian threat is a convenient excuse for the Anglo-Saxon military lobby to demand an increase in military spending.”.
Siromolotov went on to say that “the impression is created that the UK armed forces do not have the budget to maintain the scale of their destructive activity in the Baltic region, Ukraine and other parts of the world.”
Nevertheless, he said, Russia is open to dialogue on international cybersecurity .
“But the British must understand that this dialogue must be fair, with mutual respect and aimed at delivering results,” he concluded.
In November 2018, the Anonymous group leaked documentsthat revealed the Russophobic actions of the Integrity Initiative, a service funded by the British government.
According to these documents, the tentacles of the British organization will reach as far as Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, the Netherlands and Serbia, countries in which it has a network of collaborators.
Among those funding this organization are the US State Department, NATO, and Facebook.
