{"id":30904,"date":"2017-05-30T05:29:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T05:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=30904"},"modified":"2017-05-30T05:29:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T05:29:06","slug":"senator-mccain-says-putin-bigger-threat-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/senator-mccain-says-putin-bigger-threat-isis.html","title":{"rendered":"Senator McCain says Putin bigger threat than ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSenator McCain says Putin bigger threat than ISIS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
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\n\tU.S. Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push for sanctions against Moscow for its alleged interference in the U.S. election.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMcCain, a leading foreign policy voice in the U.S. Congress, was speaking in an interview in Australia, where he has held security talks on his way to a defense summit in Singapore.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I think he (Putin) is the premier and most important threat, more so than ISIS," McCain said in an interview on Australian Broadcasting Corp television.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe said while there was no evidence the Russians succeeded in changing the U.S. election outcome, they were still trying to change elections, including the recent French vote.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I view the Russians as the far greatest challenge that we have," said McCain, who is chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"So we need to have increased sanctions and hopefully when we come back from our recess, the Senate will move forward with sanctions on Russia and enact other penalties for Russian behavior."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMcCain, who has been a critic of President Donald Trump, said he believes the national security team around Trump is developing a strategy that will lead to "victory" in Afghanistan, and Trump has great confidence in that team.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I do believe that most of the time that he accepts their advice and counsel. Can I tell you that he does all the time? No. And yes, does it bothers me? Yes, it bothers me," he said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-australia-usa-mccain-idUSKBN18P253<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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