Alexander Bortnikov
Director of the Federal Security Service of RussiaWikipedia
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Oct 6, 2026
Chris CappyHOST
Because in the spring of 2026, British MI6 intelligence detected something happening deep underwater.
Chris CappyHOST
A Russia Akula-class attack submarine moved into the North Atlantic, while two specialized submarines belonging to the GUGI, which is Russia's secretive main directorate for their deep sea research, and they were operating around critical undersea infrastructure, and they were really up to no good.
Chris CappyHOST
Britain later said that it found out the Russian Akula-class submarine was essentially serving as a kind of distraction, while the more specialized vessels went about their covert work.
Chris CappyHOST
But what were they trying to distract from, was the big question at MI6 headquarters that analysts were racing to figure out.
Ryan FugitHOST
Mm-hmm
Glenn CornHOST
... to send Dmitriev, or he wants to send Alexander Bortnikov, or he wants to send Ivan Ivanovich, that's Putin's prerogative as the leader of Russia.
Glenn CornHOST
But the United States president should decide and not have to work around Putin's sensitivities.
Glenn CornHOST
And if, if Director Ratcliffe went there and he was supposed to meet with Putin and then Putin changed-- you know, said no, 'cause the, the story is, and again, this is all in the media, so I don't know if it's true, but that he didn't wanna hear the message which Ratcliffe had, which is, "You're not gaining, you're losing on the front-"