Russian officers appalled by Ukraine struggle ought to spy for the UK, says MI6 boss Sir Richard Moore

The head of MI6 has urged Russian officers appalled by the horrors of Vladimir Putin’s struggle in Ukraine to “join hands with us” and spy for the UK to assist finish the bloodshed.

Sir Richard Moore used a uncommon public speech to disclose “many” had already taken this step since Russia’s invasion was launched 18 months in the past.

The spymaster used the situation of his look – the Czech capital of Prague – to attract on the horrors inflicted by the Soviet Union in 1968 to induce Russians as we speak to behave on their convictions given the atrocities in Ukraine.

“There are many Russians today who are silently appalled by the sight of their armed forces pulverising Ukrainian cities, expelling innocent families from their homes and kidnapping thousands of children,” Sir Richard stated, talking on the British embassy.

“They are watching in horror as their soldiers ravage a kindred country. They know in their hearts that Putin’s case for attacking a fellow Slavic nation is fraudulent.”