An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it monitored a Russian spy ship in the English Channel in recent days and would strengthen its response to secret operations by Russian ships and aircraft in an effort to protect undersea cables.

The Russian spy ship Yantar, suspected of gathering information, including on underwater cables, has appeared near the coast of the United Kingdom. Defense Minister John Healey confirmed that the ship entered the country's exclusive economic zone,

The Russian spy ship Yantar, suspected of gathering information, including on underwater cables, appeared near the coast of the United Kingdom. Defence Minister John Healey confirmed that the ship entered the country's exclusive economic zone.