The British defense secretary told Parliament that the Yantar, which he described as a Russian spy ship, had come near Britain’s coast for the second time in a few months.

John Healey warned Vladimir Putin ‘we see you, we know what you are doing and we will not shy away from robust action’.

Ship enters UK’s exclusive economic zone on Monday, approximately 45 miles off British coast, and remains there for 2 days - Anadolu Ajansı

LONDON - Britain said it monitored a Russian spy ship in the English Channel in recent days and would strengthen its response to secret operations by Russian ships and aircraft in an effort to protect undersea cables.

British Defence Secretary John Healey informed parliament that the Royal Navy is tracking the Russian ship Yantar, which is collecting intelligence on UK critical underwater infrastructure. The ship entered British waters on Monday,

The Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, the defence secretary has told MPs. John Healey said the vessel, Yantar, was used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK's critical underwater infrastructure.

A Royal Navy submarine was authorized to surface close to a Russian ship "strictly as a deterrent measure," British Defense Secretary John Healey said.