英國軍艦聖誕節在北海阻擋俄羅斯軍艦
A British naval frigate escorted a Russian warship through the North Sea near UK waters on Christmas Day, the Royal Navy confirmed.
The HMS St. Albans monitored the Russian vessel Admiral Gorshkov as it made its way across the North Sea close to Britain.
Although such crossings are fairly routine, there has been a rise in the number of Russian ships passing close to British territorial waters in recent days.
The Royal Navy said there had been a recent "upsurge in Russian units transiting UK waters". Britain recently warned of a new threat posed by Russia to internet cables under the sea.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, the chief of the defense staff, said earlier this month that Britain and NATO needed to prioritize protecting the lines of communication.
He said it would "immediately and potentially catastrophically" hit the economy if they were cut or disrupted.
The cables criss-cross the seabed, connecting up countries and continents.英國皇家海軍證實，一艘英國海軍護衛艦聖誕節當天在靠近英國領海的北海水域一艘俄羅斯軍艦經過時緊急近距離“伴航”。
俄羅斯海軍的戈爾什科夫海軍元帥號軍艦在北海靠近英國水域的海域經過時，英國皇家海軍的聖愛爾班號號護衛艦進行了監視。
雖然這樣的航行經常發生，但是最近數天以來經過英國領海附近水域的俄羅斯艦船數量有所增加。
英國皇家海軍說，最近經過英國水域的俄羅斯船隻有很大增加。英國最近警告說，俄羅斯對海底的因特網電纜構成新威脅。
英國國防參謀長、空軍上將彼奇爵士12月早些時候說，英國和北約應該以保護通訊線路爲當務之急。他說，如果通訊線路被切斷或受到干擾，經濟會立即受到衝擊，並有可能導致災難性後果。
海底鋪設有連接各大洲以及各國的縱橫交錯的電纜。
