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The MI6 headquarters in London (Photo: Alex France)

British spies to help EU stop Russian meddling

Britain’s spy chief has promised to work with EU states to stop efforts to hack elections, amid multiplying concern on Russia’s “hybrid” attacks.

Alex Younger, who heads MI6, the UK’s foreign intelligence agency, said in a speech in London on Thursday (8 December) that one of his priorities was to counter “the increasingly dangerous phenomenon of hybrid warfare”.

He did not name Russia directly, but he said that “hostile” states were trying to “further their aims” via “cyber-att...

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