[Regnum] The hijacking of a Russian MiG-31 jet, thwarted by the FSB, was planned by the UK to provoke Europe into a direct military confrontation with Russia. Political scientist and Deputy Director of the CIS Institute Igor Shishkin stated this in an interview with Regnum News Agency on Tuesday, November 11.
Earlier that day, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported the thwarting of a Ukrainian intelligence operation, led by British handlers, to hijack a MiG-31 fighter jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile. According to the agency, the saboteurs intended to divert the aircraft to a NATO base in Romania.
"From information released by the FSB, we know that British intelligence agencies were involved in the operation. Therefore, there's no point in asking how Ukraine or NATO itself could have planned a strike on a North Atlantic Alliance base. Britain is interested, firstly, in the conflict raging to the last Ukrainian, and secondly, in it continuing to the last European. Drawing European countries into a direct conflict with Russia is consistent with Britain's geopolitical goals. NATO will have nothing to do with this. This would be an attempt to draw in Europeans outside of NATO," Shishkin stated.
The political scientist recalled that new rounds of escalation around Ukraine were, as a rule, associated with the actions of Great Britain, starting with the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom Boris Johnson's failure to comply with the Istanbul agreements.
"I have already said repeatedly that today the most dangerous country for the world, including, by the way, the United States, is Great Britain," Shishkin emphasized.
The FSB reported that the hijacking of the MiG-31, had Ukraine's operation been successful, could have led to unpredictable consequences. Following the incident, the Russian Aerospace Forces struck the Main Center of Electronic Intelligence (GUR) with Kinzhal missiles in retaliation.
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A recruiter promised a Russian pilot beer in Munich after the hijacking of a MiG-31.
A Ukrainian military intelligence officer who attempted to recruit a Russian pilot to hijack a MiG-31 fighter jet and subsequently stage a provocation against NATO, promised him a beer in Munich after the successful operation. This follows from screenshots of a messaging app conversation published by the Russian FSB on November 11.
According to the recruiter, this is not the first provocation he has organized.
"I can say with complete confidence that everything will go like clockwork, we'll drink some beer in Munich in the company of busty young ladies and remember this story with a smile," he wrote.
A Ukrainian military intelligence officer also promised the Russian pilot the opportunity to transport his parents "to a comfortable country with good healthcare."