October 15, 2015:
US vs Russia military showdown is INEVITABLE top MI6 chief warns
RUSSIA and the US are set for a cataclysmic clash, an MI6 chief has warned as Vladimir Putin's continues its campaign of air strikes in Syria.
By Rebecca Perring
Published: 13:54, Thu, Oct 8, 2015
| COMMENT: Sir John Sawers examines the actions and motivations of these military powers and the risks involved |
Former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers said there is a "real risk of a clash" as tensions boil between both superpowers amid Russia's bombing crusade in Syria.
His warning comes as Defense Secretary Michael Fallon announced Britain is to station a "small number" of troops in the Baltic states in a further move to deter Russian aggression.
Mr Sawer said: "It is going to be quite hard to continue this campaign unless there is a degree of military co-ordination between the Russians and the West.
"You can't really have two air forces fighting different campaigns aimed at different objectives over the same territory without the real risk of a clash."
Mr Putin is preparing to send 150,000 ground troops to Syria to destroy ISIS.
The Russian supremo is mounting an enormous military mission to take control of ISIS stronghold Raqqa.
The city is the self-declared ISIS capital in Syria and is patrolled by as many as 5,000 jihadis.
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