A Royal Navy submarine was authorized to surface close to a Russian ship "strictly as a deterrent measure," British Defense Secretary John Healey said.
John Healey warned Vladimir Putin ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action’.
British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament Wednesday the Royal Navy tracked a "Russian spy ship" that passed through UK waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin: "We know what you'
The Defence Secretary told the Russian leader: "We see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country." It came as the minister told MPs the Russian vessel, Yanta, was currently in the North Sea having passed through British waters.
A BARROW-built Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was used to warn off one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spy ships operating around
In a message to Vladimir Putin, Defence Secretary John Healey said ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country’
A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the government has revealed. The hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the Russian vessel The Yantar which was loitering over critical undersea cables.
Defence secretary John Healey said the Russian vessel Yantar is being 'used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure'
A RUSSIAN spy ship fled UK waters after a Royal Navy nuclear submarine surfaced yards away in a show of force. Defence Secretary John Healy revealed details of the high seas showdown as he
British Defence Secretary, John Healey has warned Russia President Vladimir Putin after the Royal Navy tracked a 'Russian spy ship' that passed through UK
A Russian "spy ship" was tracked by the Royal Navy as it entered British waters, UK Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament Wednesday amid heightened concerns over the security of underwater infrastructure.