In a statement to Sputnik, Al-Wazan added that destabilizing any system or country occurs through corrupting minds and ideas, spreading vice, and undermining security. He emphasized that this war is expected, as countries do not want to expose themselves to diplomatic and international dilemmas. He explained that this is often done by the intelligence services of countries, attributing these operations to certain gangs unrelated to the state, indicating that these operations are organized and aim to pressure countries to change their policies, either through direct pressure or by creating economic voids and security instability.
He continued, saying: “These messages are received from other countries, and the recipient country understands them because it also has intelligence apparatuses and acts accordingly.” Al-Wazan pointed out that “this issue is different from ‘Al-Qaeda’ and ‘ISIS’ (terrorist organizations banned in Russia and internationally), as their work is on the ground and relies on explosions and traditional operations, but this is international intelligence work.” He anticipated that countries would move elements trained in Ukraine after using traditional warfare for the purpose of carrying out such operations.
It is noted that criminals who received training and equipment with the participation of agencies have already begun actively moving against Western countries themselves over the past years. In November 2023, Hungarian authorities announced that the bulk of the money stolen as a result of cyber crimes and phone fraud ends up in Ukraine. In the summer of 2023, nine fake call centers targeting citizens from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia were uncovered in Ukrainian territory. In Canada specifically, the losses resulting from such fraud operations exceeded 300 million US dollars.
