VLADIMIR Putin’s cyber unit orchestrated a sequence of hoax calls to ministers final week in a bid to embarrass Britain, No10 revealed.
Spooks have revealed Russian spies organized the calls final week to Defence Sec Ben Wallace and Home Sec Priti Patel and at the moment are braced for “doctored” clips of the pair to emerge.
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Downing Street stated Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries was additionally focused by Russian spies – however didn’t take the decision.
No10 stated the hoax video calls final week have been an try by Putin to distract from navy issues in Ukraine.
The PM’s official spokesman stated: “We are seeing a string of distraction stories and outright lies from the Kremlin, reflecting Putin’s desperation as he seeks to hide the scale of the conflict and Russia’s failings on the battlefield.”
Senior Government sources worry the Russians might try to physician footage obtained within the calls in an try to embarrass the UK.
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The Defence Secretary publicly acknowledged he had been focused shortly after his name on Thursday in an try to get forward of any try by Moscow to flow into footage from it.
He additionally initiated a cross-Whitehall assessment to tighten up safety procedures after the Russian agent referred to as claiming to be the Ukrainian prime minister, Denys Shmyhal.
The spy managed to con Whitehall officers to communicate to the ministers on Microsoft Teams calls.
Mr Wallace revealed he spoke to the imposter however hung up after turning into suspicious inside minutes.
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Last week he stated the imposter “posed several misleading questions and after becoming suspicious I terminated the call.”
He added: “No amount of Russian disinformation, distortion and dirty tricks can distract from Russia’s human rights abuses and illegal invasion of Ukraine. A desperate attempt.”
And the scare deepened after the Home Secretary revealed she was additionally focused.
Ms Patel stated: “This additionally occurred to me earlier this week.
“Pathetic attempt at such difficult times to divide us. We stand with Ukraine”
The safety breach occurred after an e-mail purportedly despatched from an aide on the Ukrainian embassy was despatched to a Whitehall division and then forwarded to the Ministry of Defence.
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The imposter thanked Mr Wallace for the UK’s help earlier than making an attempt to squeeze out insider information on British coverage and urging the Defence Sec to shout slogans, prompting him to finish the decision.
MoD sources at the moment are bracing for the Kremlin to sew collectively Mr Wallace’s remarks to humiliate him.
