A Royal Navy submarine was authorized to surface close to a Russian ship "strictly as a deterrent measure," British Defense Secretary John Healey said.

John Healey warned Vladimir Putin ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action’.

A BARROW-built Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was used to warn off one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spy ships operating around

A Russian spy ship has been monitored by the Royal Navy after it entered UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has said - as he issued a warning to President Vladimir Putin.

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the government has revealed. The hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the Russian vessel The Yantar which was loitering over critical undersea cables.

Defence secretary John Healey said the Russian vessel Yantar is being 'used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure'

The Royal Navy has monitored Russian spy ship Yantar near UK waters, as Defence Secretary Healey warns of growing Russian aggression.

British Defence Secretary, John Healey has warned Russia President Vladimir Putin after the Royal Navy tracked a ‘Russian spy ship’ that passed through UK waters earlier this week. Healey issued the warning while speaking to the parliament on Wednesday.

Defence Secretary John Healey said Russia "remains the most pressing and immediate threat to Britain", and added that "any threat will be met with strength and resolve".

A Royal Navy submarine was authorized to surface close to a Russian ship "strictly as a deterrent measure," British Defense Secretary John Healey said.

In a message to Vladimir Putin, Defence Secretary John Healey said ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country’