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Former MI6 Chief: Putin lacks rationality unless in a ‘permanent state of antagonism’

Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger told The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Vladimir Putin lacks rationality unless in a “permanent state of antagonism,” offering Russia only “security.” This remark comes just months after the third anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Former MI6 boss says Britain must get ready for war as Putin threat looms

‘We can’t sit back and watch’: Former MI6 boss says Britain must get ready for war as Putin threatens Europe

The Independent UK

‘We can’t sit back and watch’: Former MI6 boss says Britain must get ready for war as Putin threatens Europe

Exclusive: As a Russia-Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed by Putin – and that our ‘collective effort’ needs to change

The Independent UK

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Voices: As former MI6 chief says the UK must be ready for war – should Britain bring back national service?

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: As former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger warns Britain must revive national service to face global threats, the debate over military readiness intensifies

The Independent UK

Former MI6 chief and Rusi boss discuss Russia, Trump and the future of the West – how to watch our panel

THE CONVERSATION: The panel, chaired by world affairs editor Sam Kiley, will feature Alex Younger, former MI6 chief, and Rachel Ellehuus, director-general of RUSI, discussing global security, US foreign policy under Trump, and the future of Ukraine and Nato

The Independent UK

Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton will star in a new ITV espionage drama

The actress, known for playing Polly in The King’s Man, will be leading the five-part series, Secret Service, as an MI6 officer.

Evening Standard

‘A clever agent’: notes from ‘watchers’ of spy Kim Philby made public for first time

A new exhibition at the National Archives in London will reveal the extent of MI5 operation to expose the British double agent who was also Observer reporter

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Oleg Gordievsky: the spy who helped avert a nuclear war

The ex-KGB officer’s intelligence was crucial to Margaret Thatcher’s contacts with Mikhail Gorbachev, whose rise to power helped end the Cold War.

Evening Standard

Top KGB defector and Cold War spy found dead at home aged 86

Code-named Hetman, Oleg Gordievsky was one of the Cold War’s most important spies

The Independent UK

Top KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86

Code-named Hetman, Oleg Gordievsky was one of the most important spies of the Cold War.

Evening Standard

Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86

Soviet spy defected to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure after supplying information to MI6 and MI5

The Guardian - UK

Oleg Gordievsky obituary

Russian spy who was the highest ranking KGB officer to defect to Britain

The Guardian - UK

MI6 has never had a female spy chief. That could be about to change

Real-life spies say their world is nothing like that of James Bond, but in one way truth may soon follow fiction: MI6 could be about to get its first female leader

The Independent UK

Former MI6 chief: Putin has one plan to get everything he wants from Trump

Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger has urged President Trump to push back against Vladimir Putin's “maximalist demands”, claiming the US president has “far more power that even he realises”.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Amazon plots first female 007 as James Bond franchise plans shake-up

Other proposals included spin-offs centred around Bond’s CIA ally Felix Leiter

The Conversation

What Amazon MGM’s creative control over the James Bond film franchise means for the future of 007

James Bond was front and center at the 2025 Academy Awards – and in a somewhat curious way.

Marie Claire

Joe Alwyn's words about the potential of becoming James Bond are going viral

The Independent UK

Live like James Bond: The 007 filming locations you can visit

The secret agent has left bullet holes and martini glasses across the world, from Jamaica to the Scottish Highlands, Istanbul to Shanghai

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Evening Standard

Starmer backs Zelensky after Trump calls Ukrainian leader ‘a dictator’

A former head of MI6 suggested the dispute between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky would be ’emboldening’ for Vladimir Putin.

Evening Standard

Daniel Khalife: Prison break soldier who spied for Iran wanted to be James Bond

Daniel Khalife passed on secrets to Iran after his efforts to become a British secret agent were rebuffed

Tom’s Guide

7 best shows like 'The Recruit' to watch after you finish season 2

What to watch after the Netflix's spy thriller 'The Recruit'

The Independent UK

Trump ‘decided not to pay’ legal fees of company sued over dossier allegations

Mr Trump was ordered to pay the legal costs of a company he unsuccessfully sued after his case was thrown out last year.

Tom’s Guide

This new spy thriller on Paramount Plus just wrapped up an epic first season — and it literally gave me chills

"The Agency" season 1 finale is the best yet for Paramount Plus's spy thriller. Here's why.

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Queen Elizabeth II Unaware Of Art Adviser's Soviet Spy Past

Declassified files from Britain's National Archives reveal the double lives of Cambridge spies Anthony Blunt and Kim Philby, their espionage activities, an...

The Independent UK

MI5 files: The biggest secrets uncovered from the Cambridge Five archives

From a major UK film star to the Queen’s senior courtier – declassifed documents tell a new story about British spies

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