Russia (Washington Insider) - MI6 Chief Blaise Metreweli, the 1st female head in 116 years, warned that Russia is a global threat, stressed UK support for Ukraine, and called for advanced technology in intelligence operations.
As Zeynab Farajzade on Anewz reported, MI6 Chief Blaise Metreweli has warned that Russia remains a serious threat to global security. Speaking publicly for the first time since taking office in October 2025, she said Moscow is spreading instability around the world on purpose.
Metreweli described chaos as a key part of Russia’s foreign policy and said it is used to extend its influence far beyond its borders. She also made clear that President Vladimir Putin should have “no doubt” about Britain’s strong support for Ukraine and that London will continue to stand by Kyiv in the face of ongoing Russian attacks.
"(Vladimir) Putin should be in no doubt, our support is enduring. The pressure we apply on Ukraine's behalf will be sustained,"
Metreweli will say on Monday.
"The export of chaos is a feature, not a bug in the Russian approach to international engagement, and we should be ready for this to continue until Putin is forced to change his calculus,"
Metreweli said.
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MI6 Chief Blaise Metreweli will highlight the need to increase the use of technology to protect Britain’s security. She will say intelligence officers need to be as skilled in coding and digital work as they are in traditional espionage. Metreweli will call for technology to be applied across all areas of intelligence to address modern threats, including terrorism and information warfare.
"Mastery of technology must infuse everything we do. Not just in our labs, but in the field, in our tradecraft, and even more importantly, in the mindset of every officer. We must be as comfortable with lines of code as we are with human sources, as fluent in Python as we are in multiple languages,"
Metreweli will say.
Officials mentioned that the speech reflects that there is still an ongoing attempt to reach a ceasefire agreement regarding fighting in Ukraine. Over the past week and weekend, Germany has hosted US and Ukrainian delegations to discuss previously discussed arrangements for the Berlin Summit scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, for European leaders to meet with the US President regarding this conflict.
The UK has imposed sanctions against Russia since its military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Sanctioned individuals and businesses include political leaders, major business executives, major companies, imports/exports to/from Russia, Russian ship owners/operators, and the intelligence agency that signed the major sanctions.
Major Richard Knighton (the UK Chief of Staff), who is making a speech at the same time as the Prime Minister’s, will call for the UK Government to adopt a “whole of society” approach to providing national defence support.