UK sees 'no evidence' Russia's Putin is interested in a negotiated peace with Ukraine, MI6 chief says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026

MI6 chief Richard Moore states Putin shows no interest in peace talks with Ukraine, suggesting a preference for Ukrainian surrender.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - MI6 chief Richard Moore said on Friday that he sees "no evidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin has any interest in a negotiated peace short of Ukrainian capitulation.
In a speech in Istanbul to announce plans to use the dark web to recruit informants and receive secret information from agents in Russia and worldwide, Moore also said Putin has "bitten off more than he can chew" and underestimated Ukrainians in the war.
(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer, Writing by Huseyin Hayatsever, Editing by Philippa Fletcher)
Richard Moore stated that he sees 'no evidence' that Putin is interested in a negotiated peace short of Ukrainian capitulation.
Moore announced plans to use the dark web to recruit informants and receive secret information from agents in Russia and worldwide.
Moore suggested that Putin has 'bitten off more than he can chew' regarding the ongoing conflict.
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