UK spy chief warns of 'no limits' Russia, China partnership, but insists West has 'advantages'

Richard Moore backed estimates from his U.S. counterpart, William Burns, who suggested Russia may have lost at least 15,000 troops during the invasion of Ukraine.

Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news. 

Moore, in his first-ever on-camera interview outside the U.K., presented a complex picture of the international landscape, particularly regarding the challenges of remaining "upstream" of China as well as a number of blunt statements regarding Russia and its actions in Ukraine. 

Moore criticized China for "beating the Russian drum and selling" Putin’s narrative on Ukraine "without any sense of irony." "They’re selling their snake oil around the world," Moore said.