Stephen Hutchings contributed to a France 24 article that discusses Sergey Naryshkin's, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, statements about forthcoming deployment of French troops in Ukraine. Stephen Hutchings described these declarations not only as an attempt to address the Russian public, but also to sow doubt and discord among the Western camp.
The article is available in French here:
https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20240320-quant-le-chef-des-renseignements-ext%C3%A9rieurs-russes-s-affiche-en-premi%C3%A8re-ligne-de-la-propagande