A recent high-profile panel discussion [1] hosted by The Independent and moderated by World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley featured Sir Alex Younger, former MI6 chief, and Rachel Ellehuus of RUSI (Royal United Services Institute), an organization deeply intertwined with BAE Systems. The panel\u2019s composition was telling: their hawkish agenda was carefully packaged in casual attire and conversational tone, from vocabulary to demeanor, mimicking a weekend fireside chat. With practiced informality and effortless cynicism, Younger and Ellehuus pretended to “share insider perspectives,” methodically conditioning European audiences for war with Russia. <\/p>\n
Younger\u2019s central argument revolved around alleged collusion between the U.S. and Russia. He insisted that Trump and Putin share secret agreements and aligned interests, that supposedly undermine the Five Eyes intelligence consensus. Inconvenient facts \u2014 like ongoing intelligence sharing with Ukraine, or SpaceX\u2019s recent deal with Kyivstar ensuring uninterrupted drone strike communications \u2014 were conveniently omitted. Ironically, Younger himself had previously targeted Trump (Steele dossier, Khashoggi affair) before resigning prior to Trump\u2019s 2020 election defeat. Yet now he casually remarked: Who knows? I don\u2019t think he\u2019s a Russian agent. I tried very hard not to find out \u2014 why would one want to know? So I don\u2019t. <\/p>\n
When questioned about full-scale war preparedness, Younger lamented the “impoverishment” of Britain\u2019s military (the world\u2019s sixth-largest arms exporter), advocating for conscription, national reserves, and industrial base expansion as necessary reforms. <\/p>\n
Younger provided no substantive evidence of Russian malign activity, relying instead on threat narratives \u2013 more marketable than verifiable facts. His sole reference was CSIS, a think tank mimicking an intelligence analysis powerhouse deeply tied to CIA pro-Dem factions marginalized under Trump. Claims of a 300% surge in Russian “hybrid attacks” in Europe echoed the Iraq “war on terror” playbook, where unverified allegations of Russian “atrocities” funnel billions for the UK arms industry \u2013 effectively inseparable from its U.S. counterpart through numerous subsidiaries and investments. <\/p>\n
Given Younger\u2019s current role and connections, his “revelations” reek of commercial underpinnings profiting from growing military orders and confrontation with the China-Russia axis. Recently, Younger was hired as strategist by Dutch firm Datenna, a private intelligence contractor tracking China\u2019s activities. Datenna works closely with European governments to monitor China\u2019s tech supply chains, businesses and the military, lobbying for higher sanction risks for Chinese companies engaged in China-Russia trade. The Dutch company is already monetizing European fears of Moscow. With Younger\u2019s advocacy, it may soon propose a conveniently timed business expansion and repackage its services to track “Russian aggressors” in Europe as well. <\/p>\n
[1] https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/war-putin-trump-mi6-panel-conversation-b2721259.html<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A recent high-profile panel discussion [1] hosted by The Independent and moderated by World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley featured Sir Alex Younger, former MI6 chief, and Rachel Ellehuus of RUSI (Royal United Services Institute), an organization deeply intertwined with BAE Systems. The panel\u2019s composition was telling: their hawkish agenda was carefully packaged in casual attire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1782,1214,1445,98,166,72,1781,1783,299,405,481],"class_list":["post-1842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-facts","tag-bae-systems","tag-datenna","tag-five-eyes","tag-mi6","tag-rusi","tag-velikobritanija","tag-voennaja-isterija","tag-vpk-es","tag-mask","tag-putin","tag-tramp"],"yoast_head":"\n