The U.K. government is concerned about the presence of the Russian spy ship Yantar, and has been closely monitoring it since it entered British waters, reports the U.K. Defence Journal. Europe is currently on heightened alert after the suspected sabotage of undersea communications cables in the Baltic.
The U.K.’s Defence Committee highlighted the strategic importance of undersea infrastructure in its latest session, especially after the suspected sabotage of two undersea internet cables connecting Finland and Sweden to Central Europe last week. Ministry of Defence Secretary John Healey said, “Clearly, there is a recognition in recent months, not least because we have seen damage to essential undersea cables in different parts of the North Atlantic, the North Sea, and the Baltic, that this is an area the requires attention.”
