The Independent John Healey condemns ‘deeply dangerous’ action by Russia as spy ship breaches UK waters for the second time this year
By Millie Cooke,Kate Devlin,Caitlin Doherty
The defence secretary has issued a stark warning to Vladimir Putin after a Russian spy ship operating on the edge of UK waters directed lasers at RAF pilots.
John Healey said the Yantar was operating north of Scotland and had pointed lasers at pilots of surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities in a “deeply dangerous” move.
In a defiant stand against the action, he told a Westminster press conference on Wednesday: “My message to Russia and to Putin is this: we see you. We know what you’re doing. And if the Yantar travels south this week, we are ready.”
The Russian embassy in the UK hit back, accusing the government of being “Russophobic” and “whipping up militaristic hysteria”.
The pilots targeted by the lasers, understood to have happened within the past two weeks, had been monitoring the ship’s activities after it breached UK waters for the second time this year.
…
Read Full Article Here…(independent.co.uk)
Home | Caravan to Midnight (zutalk.com)
Live Stream + Chat (zutalk.com)
Be First to Comment