Russia poses 'the most immediate threat' to UK security, a former MI6 chief has warned.
Russia is a bigger threat to the UK than China, the former head of MI6 has warned.Russia poses "the most immediate threat" to UK security, a former MI6 chief has warned.Speaking during LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr, Sir John Sawers - who led the intelligence service between 2009 and 2014 - said that Russia was a larger threat amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
However, despite being less of a threat to Britain, China's relations with the US remain a concern, Sir John suggested."But the long-term question for the 21st century is how China and the United States co-exist as great powers in the world and how we avoid a conflict between the two. "It's absolutely clear where the interests of Britain and Europe lies - it lies on the American side with democracy and freedom and against the communist party control of China."He continued: "I don't myself think the Chinese are going to act rashly."But they do have the strategic goal of reincorporating Taiwan and there's no political constituency in Taiwan that wants to go along with that so there is the makings of a real difficulty there.
Sir John said Russian President Vladimir Putin would be "condemned universally" if he turned to nuclear weapons in an "act of desperation".
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