Russia could pose the “single greatest threat” to Britain, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warned in a speech Tuesday, while criticising “apologists” for Islamic State (IS) group militant “Jihadi John”.Hammond accused Russian President Vladmir Putin of “subverting” international rules which keep the peace between nations and said his actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine “fundamentally undermine” the security of eastern European states.Hammond said that Moscow’s “aggressive behaviour” offered “a stark reminder that it has the potential to pose the single greatest threat to our security”.In a speech at British defence think-tank RUSI, the foreign minister sharply criticised those who he said …read more
Source: AsiaOne
