{"id":2329,"date":"2025-04-13T15:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2025-04-15T23:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T23:08:19","slug":"russian-ambassador-does-not-deny-kremlin-is-tracking-uks-nuclear-subs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/russian-ambassador-does-not-deny-kremlin-is-tracking-uks-nuclear-subs\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian ambassador does not deny Kremlin is tracking UK\u2019s nuclear subs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar player = data.detail.carousel.el_;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar container = player.closest(‘.metro-video-player’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar placeholder = container.querySelector(‘.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.removeChild(placeholder);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.classList.add(‘metro-video-player–related-videos-loaded’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>\u2019s ambassador to the UK has not denied claims the Kremlin hid spy sensors in seas around Great Britain to track UK nuclear submarines.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by the <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/bbc-2\/\">BBC<\/a>\u2019s <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/laura-kuenssberg\/\">Laura Kuenssberg<\/a> whether he objected to the claims, Andrei Kelin said: \u2018No.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am not going to deny it, but I wonder whether we really have an interest in following all the British submarine with very old outdated nuclear warheads\u2026 all these threats are extremely exaggerated.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Pressed by Kuenssberg, the ambassador went on to repeatedly deny the \u2018existence of threats\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u2018This threat has been invented, absolutely, there is no threat at all from Russia to the UK.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/defence\/article\/russia-secret-war-uk-waters-submarines-dpbzphfx5\">investigation by The Sunday Times<\/a> last week revealed that Russian sensors suspected of attempting to spy on the UK nuclear submarines\u00a0have been spotted in seas around Britain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"461\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22899659 lazyload\" alt=\"Andrei Kelin, Russian ambassador to the UK, speaking to Laura Kuenssberg during the BBC One current affairs programme.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247388731-882e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Andrei Kelin has been Russian ambassador to the UK since 2019 (Picture: Jeff Overs\/BBC\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The devices are believed to have been planted by Russia to gather intelligence on Britain\u2019s four Vanguard submarines, which carry nuclear missiles.<\/p>\n<p>While the discovery by the British military has been deemed a potential threat to national security, it has never been made public, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the findings, former defence and Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood warned that Britain is \u2018behind the curve\u2019 in tracking Russia\u2019s deep-sea operations.<\/p>\n<p>Ellwood said the use of sensors was \u2018only half the story\u2019, adding that the Kremlin has established \u2018remote seabed platforms\u2019 off the UK coast that act as recharging stations for dozens of mini-submarines \u2018to map our undersea cable networks for potential sabotage\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"487\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22899655 lazyload\" alt=\"Andrei Kelin, Russian ambassador to the UK appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247389299-efbc.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>\u2018I am not going to deny it\u2019, Russia\u2019s ambassador said when asked about the sensors (Picture: Jeff Overs\/BBC\/PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/royal-navy\/\">Royal Navy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/royal-air-force\/\">RAF<\/a> shadowed <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/19\/raf-navy-warships-deployed-shadow-four-russian-ships-uk-waters-22754394\/\">Russian warships<\/a> as they sailed through British waters for the third time in six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Four Russian ships on their way back from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/syria\/\">Syria<\/a>\u00a0were closely watched by British ships and helicopters, gathering information on their every move.<\/p>\n<p>The operation came just weeks after the Royal Navy released images of Boikiy \u2013 a Russian corvette tracked by HMS Somerset for three days while it travelled through the English Channel and North Sea, escorting a merchant vessel on its return from Syria to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>A radar system on Somerset, which is a British Type 23 frigate, was used to track the warship\u2019s movements, while a Merlin helicopter gathered information from the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Defence Secretary John Healey revealed in January that the Navy had been <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/22\/uk-issues-warning-putin-russian-spy-ship-spotted-near-british-waters-22412447\/\">tracking a separate Russian spy ship<\/a> through the English Channel, informing Vladimir Putin the government was watching the Kremlin\u2019s activity in UK waters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We see you,\u2019 he warned.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"435\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22900766 lazyload\" alt=\"Handout photo issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Russian corvette Boikiy (back) which was shadowed by HMS Lancaster as it sailed in waters around the UK. PA Photo. Picture date: Friday December 4, 2020. Nine Russian warships have been monitored by the Royal Navy in the past two weeks, including a surfaced submarine, a destroyer, a corvette and a patrol ship along with their supporting tugs and supply ships travelling in the English Channel, Celtic Sea and the west coast of Scotland. See PA story DEFENCE Russia. Photo credit should read: Ministry of Defence\/Crown Copyright\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PRI_174943210-c510.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The Russian corvette Boikiy, top, which was shadowed by HMS Lancaster as it sailed in waters around the UK (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/ministry-of-defence\/\">Ministry of Defence<\/a> (MOD) spokesperson said: \u2018We are committed to maintaining and enhancing the security and resilience of critical undersea infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Just as the Defence Secretary called out the activities of the Russian spy ship Yantar hovering over our undersea cables, let those who threaten the UK or our allies be in no doubt that we will defend our undersea infrastructure.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the Sunday Times story, an MOD spokesperson told the newspaper: \u2018Alongside our NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force allies, we are strengthening our response to ensure that Russian ships and aircraft cannot operate in secrecy near the UK or near NATO territory, harnessing new technologies like AI and coordinating patrols with our allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And our continuous-at-sea nuclear deterrent continues to patrol the world\u2019s oceans undetected as it has done for 56 years.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T1M6S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/13\/10\/97221081-0-image-a-7_1744536040334.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-04-13T10:19:45+0100″,”description”:”Andrei Kelin reacts to accusations Russia is attempting to spy on Britain’s nuclear submarines.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/04\/13\/2662531154013210056\/480x270_MP4_2662531154013210056.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener(‘metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded’, function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) { return; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2335,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329\/revisions\/2335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}