Russia poses bigger threat to UK than terror groups: Army chief
LONDON: Russia "indisputably" now poses a bigger threat to Britain's security than terrorist groups like Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda, the head of the British army said in an interview published Saturday.
General Mark Carleton-Smith warned Moscow had shown a willingness to use its military to pursue its national interests while seeking to "exploit Western vulnerabilities".
"Russia today indisputably represents a far greater threat to our national security than extremist threats such as Al-Qaeda and (IS)," he told…