Russian spies leaving the door open for terrorists in Britain

Sean Raymente, Security Correspondent and Andrew Aldersone, Chief Reporter The activities of Russian spies in Britain are seriously undermining the fight against terrorism, security sources have disclosed. The distraction of combating espionage by President Dmitry Medvedev's agents makes it significantly more likely that one of the many Islamist terror plots will succeed, Whitehall officials believe. The warning comes after it was revealed last week that Russia is now considered the third most serious threat facing the country. The "league table" of threats to the nation's security is headed by al'Qa'eda terrorism, with Iranian nuclear proliferation second. Britain has raised the problem posed by Russian agents at diplomatic levels, but the concerns were dismissed. "The Government has spoken to Moscow and asked them to stop... [read full story]