The Russian ambassador did not argue that the Russian Federation was following the British submarines
The Russian ambassador to the UK Andrei Kellin did not deny that the Russians are tracking the British atomic submarines in the seas around the United Kingdom.
Source: BBC One”European Truth”
Details: Celine stated that although he does not deny that Russia is trying to track British submarines, he rejects the idea that such activity is a threat to Britain. Answering the questions on the air of BBC One, whether he denies the statement of the tracking, Celine said, « No. »
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« I am not going to deny it, but I wonder if we are really interested in watching all the British submarines with very old, outdated nuclear warheads … All these threats are extremely exaggerated, » he said.
The Russian ambassador then added that he denied the existence of threats to the United Kingdom. « This threat was invented, absolutely, there is no threat from Russia for the United Kingdom, » the Russian ambassador said.
In early April, the Sunday Times newspaper published an investigation in which in detail The identification of probable Russian sensors in the seas around Britain was described.
In its investigation, the newspaper stated that these devices were probably installed to collect reconnaissance information about four British submarines of the Avangard, which carry nuclear missiles.
The British military found devices and recognized them with a potential threat to national security, the newspaper said. The devices were characterized as part of a hybrid war, conducted by Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Recall at the end of March Prime Minister made The first to visit atomic submarine for over 10 years.
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