Kremlin agents targeting Russians in UK, MI5 warns
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5EX4P)
Britain is alert to interest being shown in certain individuals, agent tells Sky News
MI5 has quietly stepped up the security protection offered to potential Kremlin targets living in the UK in the aftermath of the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury in 2018.
The security agency warned that the Russian state continues to take quite an active interest" in a handful of individuals in the UK, prompting the need to take more active measures involving the police and other agencies.
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