Britain has carried a series of covert attacks on Russia's leaders and their allies, the former cabinet secretary has disclosed. Lord Sedwill said the UK Government had launched cyber attacks to punish President Vladimir Putin and his senior allies. Speaking to Times Radio, he said: 'Russia is operating in what the aficionados call grey space, that gap between normal state relations and armed conflict, with cyber attacks, information warfare and disruption campaigns. 'The UK will continue to work with our allies to call out and counter future malicious cyber attacks.' 'The UK is confirming for the first time today the extent of GRU targeting of the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea.'

Source: Daily Mail October 23, 2020 23:28 UTC