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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sophie Wingate

UK and Norway launch pact to hunt Russian spy ships

The UK and Norway are poised to sign a landmark defence pact, establishing a combined naval fleet specifically designed to track Russian submarines across the North Atlantic.

This initiative aims to safeguard critical undersea cables, which face an escalating threat from Moscow, with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) noting a 30 per cent rise in Russian vessel sightings in UK waters over the past two years.

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