Russian spies 'hacked Liz Truss' phone', revealing 'secret negotiations with allies' and 'embarrassing criticism of Boris Johnson'
Russian spies allegedly hacked into the personal phone of former Prime Minister Liz Truss, uncovering a raft of top-secret information and unleashing "pandemonium", according to reports.The Kremlin hackers gained access to negotiations with international allies about arms shipments to Ukraine, as well as Ms Truss' personal messages to key ally Kwasi Kwarteng, the Mail on Sunday reported.
The breach reportedly took place this summer, during then-Foreign Secretary Ms Truss' successful bid to replace Mr Johnson as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.On learning of the breach, Mr Johnson and civil service boss Simon Case kept it secret. The Cabinet Office declined to comment on the claims.A source told the Mail: "This caused absolute pandemonium.
The news comes after Russian president Vladimir Putin branded Ms Truss "crazy" this week for bringing up Russian use of nuclear weapons. "The West is no longer able to dictate its will to the humankind but still tries to do it, and the majority of nations no longer want to tolerate it," the Russian autocrat said at a speech to a think tank.
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