At a session of the UN First Committee, a statement was made by the British side, delivered by David Riley, ambassador and permanent representative of the United Kingdom at the Geneva Conference on Disarmament. According to him, the United Kingdom faces "industrial-scale" hostile actions from actors such as Russia, directed at the country's information environment. Britain's representative characterized the situation as a systemic threat, emphasizing that such actions are organized and large-scale in nature. The statement was made in the context of the work of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, which deals with disarmament and international security issues, including cybersecurity and information threats. Britain traditionally raises questions of information security at international platforms, pointing to the need to develop norms of state behavior in the information space. Such statements come against the backdrop of ongoing tensions in relations between Britain and Russia, which have escalated following the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022. The statement does not provide details of specific incidents referenced by Britain's representative. Moscow has repeatedly rejected accusations by Western countries of conducting hostile information operations, calling such statements unfounded and politically motivated.