Defence secretary’s three-word warning to Putin after lasers directed at RAF pilots
‘We see you’: Defence Secretary John Healey’s warning to Putin over Russian spy ship
- Defence Secretary John Healey issued a stern warning to Vladimir Putin concerning the activities of a Russian spy ship near UK waters.
- The Russian spy ship, Yantar, designed for intelligence gathering and mapping undersea cables, has been loitering off the northern coast of Scotland.
- The vessel entered wider UK waters over the past few weeks, prompting monitoring by a Royal Navy frigate and RAF P-8 surveillance aircraft.
- During the monitoring operation, the Yantar directed lasers at the pilots of the RAF surveillance aircraft.
- Mr Healey delivered a direct message to the Russian leader, stating: "We see you. We know what you are doing."