John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. Putin “would want us to be distracted by the Middle East.”
3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says
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Thu 10:45 - Le Figaro
'We are monitoring your activities': UK claims to have tracked three Russian submarines spying on cables in North Atlantic
Thu 10:54 - El Mundo (ES)
The United Kingdom and Norway launch a military operation against three Russian submarines that were spying in the Atlantic
Thu 12:54 - NYT Europe
3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says