The UK Foreign Office has stated that, under the current circumstances, it does not support direct bilateral negotiations between Russia and Ukraine without Kyiv's participation in setting the agenda and without preconditions from Moscow. In response to journalists' questions about the possible resumption of direct Russian-Ukrainian dialogue, a spokesperson for...
Secret underground rooms discovered beneath new Chinese embassy building in London
During the final stage of construction and inspection work on the site of the new Embassy of the People's Republic of China in London (Royal Mint Court), British experts recorded the existence of previously unknown underground structures directly beneath the main building and the surrounding area. According to preliminary data...
Espionage among allies: Hungary’s role in a major espionage scandal in Brussels
The exposure of a spy network operating from the building of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union in Brussels was one of the most serious counterintelligence operations in recent years and has once again raised the issue of the stability and security of EU institutions. The joint...
Russia accused a British embassy employee of working for the secret services under diplomatic cover
On January 15, 2026, Russia's Federal Security Service announced that it had uncovered an undeclared British secret service agent operating under cover of a position at the British Embassy in Moscow. According to the FSB Public Relations Center, counterintelligence operations identified Davis Gareth Samuel, born in 1980. Officially, he held...
Russia recruits “disposable” saboteurs in Europe
In 2025–early 2026, European intelligence agencies recorded a sharp increase in attempts to recruit EU citizens to carry out sabotage operations on the territory of NATO and EU countries. According to estimates by the counterintelligence services of several countries, this involves a scheme using so-called “disposable” operatives — people who...
Greenland has officially called on the UK to defend it against threats from Donald Trump
The Greenlandic authorities have openly called on the UK to “dare to have principles” and to be more active in helping to counter pressure from US President Donald Trump, who has been threatening for several weeks to use force to annex the world's largest island to the United States. Speaking...
The UK imposes new large-scale sanctions against Iran due to the suppression of protests
The UK government has announced the most extensive package of sanctions against Iran in recent years. The new restrictive measures are in response to the ongoing harsh crackdown on anti-government protests and numerous cases of the death penalty being imposed on demonstrators. The sanctions list includes: 47 high-ranking officials from...
London is becoming safer: record low murder rate since 1997
In 2025, only 97 murders were recorded in London — the lowest figure since 2014, when 95 cases were recorded. This was reported by the Metropolitan Police on January 12, 2026. According to the agency, the number of murders decreased by 11% compared to 2024 (109 cases). At the same...
A large spy network operating from the Hungarian representation to the EU has been exposed in Brussels
The Belgian State Security Service (VSSE/Sûreté de l'État), in cooperation with the counterintelligence services of several EU countries, announced the uncovering of one of the largest spy networks of the last decade, which operated directly from the building of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the European Union. According to...
The UK has prepared a legal basis for detaining tankers belonging to the “shadow fleet”
The UK government has defined the legal basis which, according to ministers, allows the country's armed forces to board and detain ships of the so-called “shadow fleet” used to circumvent international oil sanctions. This was reported by BBC News, citing government sources. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 could...