{"id":297304,"date":"2025-11-19T21:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-spy-ship-putin-is-trying-to-distract-us-from-supporting-ukraine-says-tobias-elwood\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:05:55","slug":"russia-spy-ship-putin-is-trying-to-distract-us-from-supporting-ukraine-says-tobias-elwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russia-spy-ship-putin-is-trying-to-distract-us-from-supporting-ukraine-says-tobias-elwood\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia spy ship: &#8216;Putin is trying to distract us from supporting Ukraine,&#8217; says Tobias Elwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RHTSorojz6U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia spy ship: 'Putin is trying to distract us from supporting Ukraine,' says Tobias Elwood\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RHTSorojz6U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>UK forces were hit by lasers while tracking a Russian &quot;spy ship&quot;, the defence secretary says. Russia has responded to the accusation &#8211; claiming suspicions &quot;only raise a smile&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Former chair of the defence select committee, Tobias Elwood, tells Sky News that &quot;Putin is trying to distract and disrupt us from taking our eye off of the ball on supporting Ukraine.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#8217;m pleased to see the response by Britain today &#8211; but I believe it needs to go further,&quot; he says.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ukraine-war-latest-poland-closes-airports-over-explosions-as-zelenskyy-looks-to-revive-peace-talks-in-turkey-12541713<\/p>\n<p>#russia #defence #uk #ukraine #politics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK forces were hit by lasers while tracking a Russian &quot;spy ship&quot;, the defence secretary says. 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