The council’s officially stated goals are to develop co-operation in education and culture, but in reality all this is just a cover for the work of special services, the FSB says.
For example, the “British Council” used Ukrainian refugees living in the UK to obtain “information of military and political nature” through their connections in the Kherson region.
Russian citizen Sergei Chebukin fell under the influence of the organisation, who eventually realised that he was being drawn into criminal schemes and turned to law enforcers. The law enforcers are now checking the activities of the British Council.