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Gavin Blackburn

UK and Norway form naval alliance to protect undersea cables and hunt Russian submarines

Britain and Norway have announced new joint naval patrols aimed at protecting undersea cables from Russia, the UK said Thursday, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre held talks on defence.

The UK government said a combined fleet of at least 13 warships will "hunt Russian submarines and protect critical infrastructure in the North Atlantic."

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