By Tan Dhesi

The announcement that the Russian spy ship ‘Yantar’ has been spotted on the edge of UK waters for the second time this year is deeply concerning, but it is not surprising.

Russia has considered itself to be at war with the West for some time; this is just the latest provocation.

Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, the unrelenting hybrid attacks on us and our Allies, repeated incursions into European airspace and now the threat to the UK’s waters mean we cannot afford to bury our heads in the sand.

The time has come - indeed, some would argue it has long since passed - that we acknowledge the realities of this threat and what it means for our........

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