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John Healey, UK Defence Secretary: Russia’s covert operations

John Healey, UK Defence Secretary: Russia’s covert operations

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Adam Fleming speaks to the UK Defence Secretary about covert Russian submarine operations

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“It was three submarines. We tracked them 24/7 for over a month
to make sure that we are able to say to Putin, we see what you’re
doing, we’re watching you. It means that if there is ever any
damage to our cables or our pipelines, we know we can hold Putin
to account. We know he can’t deny it.” Adam Fleming speaks to
John Healey, the UK Defence Secretary, after he revealed Russian
submarines have been carrying out covert operations over the UK’s
deep-sea cables and pipelines, critical to energy and internet
traffic. He says the activity could form part of a wider strategy
to map infrastructure in peacetime, and target it during
conflict. While global attention is focused on the Middle East,
he argues Britain cannot be distracted from what he calls its
“primary threat”, and that the UK and its Nato allies must remain
on constant alert to Russian activity. The Interview brings you
conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the
world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky, and Antonio Guterres,
Secretary General of the UN. You can listen on the BBC World
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(Image: John Healey Credit: Thomas Traasdahl / Ritzau Scanpix /
AFP via Getty Images)