Russian anger over UK ‘real danger’ claim

Russian anger over MoD’s ‘real danger’ claim

Russian anger over UK ‘real danger’ claim
Fri, 20 Feb, 2015 - 00:00
Gavin Cordon

Russia has reacted with fury after UK defence secretary Michael Fallon warned there was a “real and present danger” that Moscow could repeat the tactics used to de-stabilise Ukraine against the Baltic States.

Mr Fallon went to describe Russian president Vladimir Putin as posing as great a danger to Europe as Islamic State.

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