Member

“With permission, I wish to make a Statement on the UK’s response to recent Russian maritime activity. A foreign vessel, ‘Yantar’, is in the North Sea, having passed through British waters. Let me be clear: it is a Russian spy ship, used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure. ‘Yantar’ entered the UK exclusive economic zone about 45 miles off the British coast on Monday. For the past two days, the Royal Navy has deployed HMS ‘Somerset’ and HMS ‘Tyne’ to monitor the vessel, every minute, in our waters, and I have changed the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and better track ‘Yantar’.