The underwater war against Russian sabotage
What is Russia allegedly doing to our gas and internet cables under the sea?
The Story · The Times
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Show Notes
Last week a Russian spy ship was spotted off the coast of the UK. The Royal Navy was sent to closely monitor the vessel as it passed through British waters. It’s the latest in a series of incidents across Europe, some culminating in catastrophic damage to critical underwater cables. So what is Russia trying to achieve? And what are the UK and NATO doing about it?
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Guest: George Grylls, Defence Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.
Further reading: Nato’s underwater war against Russian and Chinese cable-cutters
Clips: The Times and The Sunday Times, parliamentlive.tv, Bloomberg.
Photo: Times Photographer Richard Pohle.
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