Warning: Sir John Sawers said Russia posed a ‘state to state threat’ and dealing with that would require defence spending Russia has become a danger to Western nations and Britain must be prepared to take steps to defend itself and its allies, the former head of MI6 said yesterday. Sir John Sawers, who recently retired after five years as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, said Russia posed a ‘state to state threat’ and dealing with that would require defence spending. He said he was disappointed at how, after the Cold War, Russia’s and Europe’s paths had failed to converge. ‘The one level in which Russia and America are equals is at the nuclear level,’ he said.
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Sir John Sawers recently retired as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
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Claimed 'we shouldn’t kid ourselves that Russia is on a path to democracy'
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Speaking on Radio 4, also offered reasons for Muslims being radicalised
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Said Islamic religion not geared towards reviving and modernising itself
On the threat posed by @placeholder extremists, Sir John said there were several reasons why people became radicalised.