Dearlove says the Kremlin’s sabotage and hybrid warfare represents acts of aggression.

Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of the British military intelligence agency MI6, believes that Europe is no longer in a "pre-war situation" with Russia but is in "an actual war."

He emphasized during Sky News' Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge that it is time to "face up to the fact" that Russia perceives itself as being at war with the entire continent and has already executed "very aggressive moves" against specific European nations.

Dearlove disagreed with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's assessment that Europe is in a pre-war era, saying the Pole is wrong.

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"You've had the heads of the intelligence agencies - of the CIA, of my former service - actually standing up publicly and talking about the Russians going feral and being involved in sabotage and hybrid warfare. I don't think there's any point in beating about the bush," the retired intelligence official stated, warning that both Europe and the United States are in a "very dangerous situation."

Donald Tusk initially suggested in March that younger generations would need to "get used to the arrival of a new [pre-war] era," reiterating this affirmation last week.

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