... they are full of shit.
Britain's rapid deployment troops are "ready" to board and seize Russian ships off the coast if there is evidence they are damaging undersea pipelines and cables. The prospect, described as a ‘worse case scenario’ response, follows renewed US warnings that Russia is secretly and systematically mapping the UK’s undersea cable and pipelines using electronic markers in a secret operation to prepare 'target plans’. Last week defence secretary John Healy was forced to send a clear warning to Putin, stating: “We know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country.” He revealed that military chiefs had ordered the Royal Navy to intercept Russia’s Yantar spy ship in the English Channel in November - sending the frigate HMS Somerset and the UK’s new underwater surveillance ship Proteus, which carries sub-sea robots. Yantar is one of more than 50 vessels operated by Russia’s Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research, Gugi, and has the capability to deploy robots deep into the English Channel and North Sea Though not officially part of Russia’s navy. Gugi draws personnel from the 29th Separate Submarine Division and answers directly to Moscow's MoD.
Yes, those ships also carry marines' special forces, just in case some cretin in UK MOD decides to try to "board" such a ship, plus, of course, Royal Navy should keep in mind that what passes in UK for Navy has about how many combat ships ready? Russia can greatly reduce that number and that will be done really fast. As per Yantar, as I stated recently--it was surveying the wreck of Ursa Major which, it looks like, was sunk by those unknown guys who are now very worried that they will be not just accused but charged in absentia with maritime terrorism--the only activity London is capable of. After all, three consecutive explosions in engine room, almost instantaneous listing ... tsk, tsk, tsk. The lady doth protest too much (c). UK should simply fade away and turn already what it is turning into--a third world shithole with some nice football stadiums and pastoral landscapes.
