3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says
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.” [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Russia
Topics: Middle, distracted, “would, Putin, Vladimir, President, believed, pipelines, undersea, information, gathering, vessels, secretary, defense, Healey, Spying, Britain, Detected, Submarines, Russian
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/world/europe/uk-russia-submarines-cables.html