{"id":46448,"date":"2026-04-10T06:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46448"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:56:41","slug":"u-k-military-deployed-to-deter-threat-to-undersea-cables-amid-russian-sub-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=46448","title":{"rendered":"U.K. military deployed to deter threat to undersea cables amid Russian sub presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 3 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month \u200cin and around British waters earlier this year, Defence Minister John Healey said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Britain accused Russia of using the distraction of events in the Middle East to try to conduct the covert operation in the High North maritime region, home to key shipping routes and critical infrastructure such as undersea cables. <\/p>\n<p>Healey said British forces \u200band allies including Norway tracked and deterred malign activity by the Russian \u200bvessels, adding that the submarines had now left the area and there were no signs of damage to underwater infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>Revealing the operation publicly at a news conference, Healey said the intent was to show Russian \u200bPresident Vladimir Putin that the activity had been detected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To President Putin, I say &#8216;We see you. We \u2060see your activity over our cables \u2060and our pipelines, and you should know that any attempt \u200cto damage them will not be tolerated and will have serious consequences,'&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our armed forces left them in no doubt that they were being monitored, that their movements were not covert, as President Putin planned, and that their attempted secret operation had been exposed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"imageMedia image full\">\n<div class=\"placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/44425fef-8b78-4e89-80e1-3f3b71be2d2a,1775783543063\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5033%2C3508%29%3BResize%3D796\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"British Defence Secretary John Healey delivering a statement\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/44425fef-8b78-4e89-80e1-3f3b71be2d2a,1775783543063\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5033%2C3508%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/44425fef-8b78-4e89-80e1-3f3b71be2d2a,1775783543063\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5033%2C3508%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/44425fef-8b78-4e89-80e1-3f3b71be2d2a,1775783543063\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5033%2C3508%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/44425fef-8b78-4e89-80e1-3f3b71be2d2a,1775783543063\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5033%2C3508%29%3B\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.434720638540479\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">U.K. Defence Minister John Healey said Britain deployed military vessels to prevent any attacks on cables and pipelines by Russian submarines that spent more than a month \u200cin and around British waters earlier this year.<!-- --> <!-- -->(Yui Mok\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s embassy in London said Healey&#8217;s statement was &#8220;impossible to either believe \u2060or verify.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russia does not threaten undersea infrastructure, which is of critical importance to the UK. Nor do we employ aggressive rhetoric in this regard,&#8221; the embassy said <a href=\"https:\/\/london.mid.ru\/en\/press-centre\/embassy_comment_on_uk_defence_secretary_john_healey_s_latest_statements\/\" target=\"_blank\">in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has previously denied allegations of involvement in a series of incidents in which European \u200ccountries&#8217; cables were damaged.         <\/p>\n<h2>Warship, patrol aircraft sent<\/h2>\n<p>Healey said the Russian operation involved a Russian Akula-class attack submarine and two specialist submarines from Moscow&#8217;s Main Directorate for Deep-Sea Research (GUGI). <\/p>\n<div><em><strong>WATCH | European efforts to deter Russian aggression:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"mediaEmbed\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container  \" data-cy=\"player-placeholder-ui-container\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-video-ui\" title=\"Is Europe rearming for war with Russia? | About That\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.7778;--max-height:800px\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui\">\n<div class=\"video-item video-card-overlay\" title=\"Is Europe rearming for war with Russia? | About That\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/03e41124-1eaf-43b1-92d0-d0a71999dedd,1764968564356\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D620\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-card-overlay-container\">\n<div class=\"video-info-container\">\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">Is Europe rearming for war with Russia? | About That<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-caption\">Investments are being made across Europe to shore up its defence capabilities in the face of increased Russian aggression and an uncertain defence alliance with the United States. Andrew Chang explores the steps Europe is taking to deter a possible Russian attack.<\/p>\n<p>Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;They are designed to survey underwater infrastructure during peacetime, and sabotage it in conflict,&#8221; Healey said. <\/p>\n<p>After detecting the Russian vessels passing into international waters, Britain sent a frigate, \u200ba support tanker and a maritime patrol aircraft to monitor their movements.<\/p>\n<p>Norway&#8217;s defence ministry said its armed forces had also deployed a P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and a \u2060frigate.<\/p>\n<p>Healey said the submarines had not entered Britain&#8217;s territorial waters, but had been in the wider band of sea around the country, \u2060known as its &#8220;Exclusive Economic Zone,&#8221; and the waters of British allies. <\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s naval capacity has been under scrutiny in recent \u2060weeks after \u2060U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the British response to \u200bthe Iran war,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2026\/mar\/26\/donald-trump-uk-aircraft-carriers-toys-nato-keir-starmer-iran\" target=\"_blank\"> describing Britain&#8217;s aircraft carriers<\/a> as &#8220;toys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Healey referenced that criticism in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/defence-secretary-no9-speech-09-april-2026\" target=\"_blank\">his statement<\/a>, saying it had not been in Britain&#8217;s national \u200binterest to deploy all its military assets \u2060in that region.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The greatest threats are often unseen and silent. And as demands on defense rise, we must deploy our resources to best effect,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>NATO allies have boosted their presence in the North Atlantic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/baltic-sea-security-cables-1.7434895\" target=\"_blank\">and the Baltic Sea<\/a>, after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/ukraine-russia-crisis-feb23-2022-1.6361074\" target=\"_blank\">in 2022<\/a>. Most have been caused by civilian ships dragging their anchors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/russian-submarines-britain-military-vessels-9.7158613?cmp=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. 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