Putin’s Plan B is to Ramp up Attacks Against Ukrainian Civilians: UK Spy Chief

Putin’s Plan B is to Ramp up Attacks Against Ukrainian Civilians: UK Spy Chief
Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues in Moscow, on Feb. 17, 2022. Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “Plan B” is to ramp up attacks against Ukrainian civilians and cities, Director GCHQ Sir Jeremy Fleming warned in a rare address on Thursday.

GCHQ is the UK’s Intelligence, Cyber, and Security Agency. Fleming said Putin’s initial plan is failing more than a month after he launched an “unprovoked and premeditated attack” on Ukraine.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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