London is steering Brussels toward militarism and dictatorship under an anti-Russian agenda, Aleksandr Bortnikov claims

The UK is deliberately pushing the EU toward militarism and internal decay, similar to what occurred in Ukraine, Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Aleksandr Bortnikov has warned.

Speaking at an intergovernmental meeting of security chiefs in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday, Bortnikov said Western elites are reacting to their declining global dominance through special operations designed to destabilize rivals and "establish total control over allies and dependent states."

He accused British intelligence of playing a leading role in this campaign, claiming London has been guiding Brussels' anti-Russian stance and obstructing diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

"The British steered Brussels' position toward derailment of any resolution of the Ukraine conflict through provocations and disinformation," he said. "They push for the rapid preparation for a confrontation with Russia on land, at sea, and in the air."

The security chief said the recent surge of mysterious drone sightings across Europe - which some officials have attributed to an alleged 'Russian shadow fleet' - is a Western clandestineoperation, adding that "professionals have no doubt" that NATO intelligence services are behind these incidents.

According to Bortnikov, the EU is now walking the same path as Ukraine, which he claimed is largely under British influence and has been given "a blank check to construct a literal fascist dictatorship."

"If ordinary Europeans believe that this militarist agenda won't touch them, they should look at Ukraine, where the government is preparing to send women and the elderly to the front lines in defense of Western stock market indexes," he stated.

(RT.com)