British Embassy Dublin

Thank you to British Ambassador to Ireland @karaowen & her team for hosting our delegation of Irish organisations attending the Global Irish Civic Forum A very informed discussion on the proud history of community activism by Irish diaspora groups in Britain Go raibh maith agat

Thank you Dublin! 🇮🇪 🙏. On departure we conducted a PASSEX with LE Samuel Beckett; reinforcing our interoperability and sharing experiences of our maritime tasks. @BritEmbDublin @naval_service @RoyalNavy

This satellite image is of Russian naval base Olenya in the High North, along with their spy ship Yantar and specialist GUGI submarines before they departed port for UK waters. These vessels are designed to survey underwater critical infrastructure during peacetime, then sabotage in conflict. In response to nefarious activity by Russian GUGI submarines and an Akula Class submarine, the Defence Secretary @JohnHealey_MP deployed our Armed Forces to track and deter any malign activity by these vessels. We worked in partnership with Norway and other allies responding to increased Russian activity in the Atlantic, north of the UK. A @RoyalNavy warship and @RoyalAirForce P-8 aircraft ensured the Russian submarines were monitored 24/7. The Akula Submarine subsequently retreated home having been closely tracked throughout and we continued to monitor the two GUGI submarines, in and around wider UK waters. Our Armed Forces left them with no doubt that they were being monitored, that their movements were not covert as Putin planned and that their attempted secret operations had been exposed.