Russian Embassy responds to Britain's statement on threat to undersea communications
The Russian embassy has called statements by the UK Ministry of Defense about alleged threats to the country's underwater communications from the Russian side untenable. This is stated in a statement issued by the embassy on January 23.
"The accusations put forward by the British defense ministry against Russia in creating some kind of threats to the underwater communications of this country and its NATO allies are absolutely untenable," TASS quoted the statement as saying.
The embassy noted that Russia has never made such threats.
It added that unfounded accusations against Russia by British elites and the media controlled by them are aimed at deliberately inflaming tensions in the Baltic and North Sea regions.
Earlier, on January 20, military expert Alexei Leonkov said that NATO countries' attempts to block the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea would be a pretext for war, for which the North Atlantic Alliance, unlike Russia, is not ready.
Earlier, on January 18, the media reported that NATO warships started patrolling the Baltic Sea as part of the Baltic Sentry operation. According to journalists, the patrolling of the water area involves a sonar vessel, which is able to study the structure of the bottom.
Before that, on January 14, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the Baltic Sentry mission. He noted that it would involve a number of assets, including frigates and maritime patrol aircraft. According to him, this will contribute to increased vigilance in the Baltic Sea.
