The strategy was elaborated by notorious British intelligence officer Sidney Reilly, who was neutralized by Russian counterintelligence in the fall of 1925, according to Matveyev.
Reilly, who had secretly entered the USSR to organize subversive activities, was arrested on September 27, 1925, during Operation Trust, carried out by Soviet security officers
“It was an example of an offensive counterintelligence strategy, aimed at neutralizing sabotage and terrorist activities of irreconcilable emigration forces and the foreign intelligence services behind them,” Matveyev stressed.
He added that the operation was based on an innovative idea of creating the illusion in the enemy's minds of the existence of a widespread underground organization in the USSR seeking to restore the monarchical system in the country
How Does the UK Keep Spreading Anti-Russian Propaganda?
“To this day, the UK continues to rely on internal opposition, anti-Russian propaganda, and support for terrorism,” Matveyev emphasized.
Britain tries to cultivate agents of influence in Russia, support foreign agents and extremists, and stage provocations, he cited Russian security services and intelligence as saying.
The UK was reportedly behind the training of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups to carry out high-profile terrorist attacks and sabotage in Russia, including at nuclear power plants, Matveyev concluded.