UK government can increase efforts against Russian ships in the Channel

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The UK Government could do more to counter sanctioned Russian ships in the English Channel, Defence Secretary John Healey admitted. Healey stated Britain will continue escorting Russian vessels but acknowledged military options exist to interdict "shadow fleet" ships with allies. This follows a report of a Russian warship escorting two sanctioned oil tankers through the Channel. The Defence Secretary also revealed Russia conducted a secret submarine operation in the North Sea threatening vital energy and data cables, which the UK monitored.


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