{"id":333431,"date":"2026-04-09T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-calls-out-putin-over-covert-russian-submarine-operation-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T21:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:00:21","slug":"uk-calls-out-putin-over-covert-russian-submarine-operation-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-calls-out-putin-over-covert-russian-submarine-operation-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"UK calls out Putin over covert Russian submarine operation | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TxPnMgBsuig\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK calls out Putin over covert Russian submarine operation | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TxPnMgBsuig\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today, the defence secretary has revealed the British military has responded to a month-long Russian submarine operation over cables and pipelines north of UK.  <\/p>\n<p>John Healey says he deployed a warship and aircraft in response, and the Russian vessels were &quot;monitored 24\/7&quot;. He says there is &quot;no evidence&quot; of any damage to UK infrastructure in the Atlantic.   <\/p>\n<p>Why are the cables so important? What was Russia trying to achieve? Are the UK able to stop them from doing this again in future? Adam is joined by the Defence Secretary John Healey.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; 00:24 &#8211; Intro\/UK Defence Secretary Speech<\/p>\n<p>00:24 &#8211; 7:22 &#8211; UK exposes covert Russian submarine operation<\/p>\n<p>7:23 &#8211; 8:52 &#8211; Why are the UK going public with this?<\/p>\n<p>8:53 &#8211; 12:29 &#8211; Did this operation distract from the conflict in the Middle East?<\/p>\n<p>12:30 &#8211; 15:45 &#8211; UK&#8217;s &#8216;special relationship&#8217; with Norway<\/p>\n<p>15:46 &#8211; 21:54 &#8211; Are the UK and the US aligned on NATO, Iran and Hungary?<\/p>\n<p>21:55 &#8211; 24:47 &#8211; What are UK forces doing in the Middle East?<\/p>\n<p>24:48 &#8211; 25:45 &#8211; Are we sending an aircraft carrier to the US for the 4th of July?<\/p>\n<p>25:46 &#8211; 26:55 &#8211; Is the UK defence secretary obsessed with HP Sauce?<\/p>\n<p>26:56 &#8211; 27:56 &#8211; Adam&#8217;s take on the interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the defence secretary has revealed the British military has responded to a month-long Russian submarine operation over cables and pipelines north of UK. John Healey says he deployed a warship and aircraft in response, and the Russian vessels were &quot;monitored 24\/7&quot;. 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