The start of a Cyber War following the GRU being named in Parliament as the organisation behind the recent poisonings and murders
The threat from GCHQ comes after two Russian Nationals believed to be from the Russian Intelligence Agency the GRU were named as suspects in the Sailsbury Poisonings, and after a UN meeting when western leaders backed Britain.
Salisbury Novichok poisoning: Russian nationals named as suspects - BBC
Novichok attack: Putin ultimately responsible - minister - BBC
UK and Russia trade blows at the UN - BBC
UK Novichok allegations backed by world leaders - BBC
Scotland Yard are still investigating the death of Nikolai Glushkov, who was listed as the numer one Russian extradition target and who was founf strangled to death in his London home in March.
Nikolai Glushkov: Scotland Yard searching for black van - BBC News
Police seek van driver over murder of Russian national - Sky News
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Originally Posted by Sky News
British spies are ready to counter an "active and real threat" posed by the "brazen Kremlin", the head of GCHQ has warned.
Jeremy Fleming said the government's cyber intelligence agency could "deploy the full range of tools from across our national security apparatus" to target Russia's GRU intelligence agency and its agents.
During a speech at the Billington Cybersecurity Conference in Washington, Mr Fleming said Britain is "ready to reject the Kremlin's brazen determination to undermine the international rules-based order".
GCHQ intelligence chief threatens 'brazen' Russia with UK's 'tools' - Sky News
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