1 week ago Outgoing MI6 chief Moore does not want to be US ambassador – report

Sir Richard’s name had been floated among potential contenders to take over as the UK’s top diplomat in the US after Lord Mandelson was sacked.

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1 week ago MI6 boss hotly tipped to take over from disgraced Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador doesn't want the job

The outgoing head of MI6 has ruled himself out for the role of Britain's next ambassador to America, the Mail can reveal.

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2 w. ago MI6 chief says ‘no evidence’ Putin wants Ukraine peace deal as he blasts ‘lies’

In his outgoing speech, Sir Richard Moore said Vladimir Putin is ‘stringing us along’ amid failing efforts to broker a truce – calling the Russian leader out for his ‘lies to the world’

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2 w. ago Outgoing MI6 chief says Putin has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ in Ukraine

Richard Moore said Russia was unlikely to win on battlefield, as his agency launched call to recruit spiesUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe outgoing head of MI6 has issued a damning indictment of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that Vladimir Putin has “bitten off more than he can chew”.Richard Moore, known within MI6 as C, used his farewell speech in Istanbul to say that while Russia was unlikely to win on the battlefield, his agency was seeking to recruit spies inside Russia and worldwide in order to fight back. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Putin 'stringing us along' in Ukraine peace talks, warns MI6 chief

Sir Richard Moore blasted the 'lying' Russian President, saying he will never end the war while China continues to supply Russia's arms industry.

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2 w. ago ‘No evidence’ Putin wants peace in Ukraine, MI6 chief says – Europe live

The outgoing spy chief said Putin was ‘stringing us along’ with promises of progress on peaceReuters is reporting that the European Commission will propose banning Russian LNG imports by 1 January 2027, a year earlier than planned, as part of a 19th package of sanctions against Moscow, EU sources said.Meanwhile, the outgoing MI6 chief Richard Moore warned that he sees “no evidence” that Russian president Vladimir Putin has any interest in a negotiated peace short of Ukrainian capitulation, Reuters reported.“Bluntly, Putin has bitten off more than he can chew. He thought he was going to win an easy victory. But he – and many others – underestimated the Ukrainians.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK spy chief says ‘absolutely no evidence’ Putin wants peace negotiations

Sir Richard Moore used an outgoing speech to say the Russian president is ‘stringing us along’ amid faltering efforts to broker a truce.

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2 w. ago Putin humiliated as toilet sign broadcast by top ally reveals Russia military site

One of Vladimir Putin's chief propagandists, Vladimir Solovyov, embarrassingly revealed the Rubicon HQ, a top military site that has previously been targeted by Ukrainian drones

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2 w. ago Putin drafts Playboy editor to fight in Ukraine war as he's sent to frontline

The former editor-in-chief of Playboy in Russia has been drafted by Putin to fight against Ukraine in the war and in return he'll have charges of embezzlement against him dropped

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3 w. ago Trump concedes privately he misjudged Putin with public patience 'running out fast'

The commander-in-chief told his close confidants that may have misread Putin's determination to bring peace between Russia and Ukraine.

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4 w. ago NATO chief demands European answer TODAY on how to protect Ukraine as divided leaders meet in France after Putin, Xi and Kim Jong

It comes as leaders from Europe, Turkey, Australia and Canada head to Paris to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on what concrete measures they are prepared to offer Kyiv.

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