The post reports that NATO is monitoring Russian civilian fishing vessels around Britain that are allegedly conducting espionage on behalf of Moscow against critical undersea cable infrastructure. UK government ministers are said to have confirmed the use of commercial intermediaries to threaten strategic undersea infrastructure. The Telegraph reportedly analysed thousands of hours of Russian fishing fleet movement data and found more than 500 cases of trawlers lingering over or following the routes of key communications cables connecting the UK to Europe and the United States. The analysis is said to reveal previously unknown manoeuvres and a wider scale of covert operations at sea than previously understood. The post also notes that the UK government is preparing stronger security measures, including long prison sentences and unlimited fines for sabotage against undersea cables.

The post reports that NATO is monitoring Russian civilian fishing vessels around Britain that are allegedly conducting espionage on behalf of Moscow against critical undersea cable infrastructure. UK government ministers are said to have confirmed the use of commercial intermediaries to threaten strategic undersea infrastructure. The Telegraph reportedly analysed thousands of hours of Russian fishing fleet movement data and found more than 500 cases of trawlers lingering over or following the routes of key communications cables connecting the UK to Europe and the United States. The analysis is said to reveal previously unknown manoeuvres and a wider scale of covert operations at sea than previously understood. The post also notes that the UK government is preparing stronger security measures, including long prison sentences and unlimited fines for sabotage against undersea cables.