this comes right on the heels of that spy ship off of donegal. ireland is still really rattled by the prospect literally the cables that connect europe to north america may already have been targeted by russian ships recently. and since then, in norway they ve had two different sets of undersea cables cut under very suspicious circumstances. and now russian naval forces are coming back to the irish coast for war games next week. look at this, here s the irish times. quote, the exact location of the drill is an area known as the porcupine sea bite, southwest of cork. that exact location is also causing anxiety in ireland. if the purposes of the exercise derby nine, it would be far easier to russia to hold these exercises closest to his own shores. emily sources say it s not unheard of for foreign navies to conduct drills in the side the irish economic zone.
literally the cables that connect europe to north america may already have been targeted by russian ships recently. and since then, in norway they ve had two different sets of undersea cables cut under very suspicious circumstances. and now russian naval forces are coming back to the irish coast for war games next week. look at this, here s the irish times. quote, the exact location of the drill is an area known as the porcupine sea bite, southwest of cork. that exact location is also causing anxiety in ireland. if the purposes of the exercise derby nine, it would be far easier to russia to hold these exercises closest to his own shores. emily sources say it s not unheard of for foreign navies to conduct drills in the side the irish economic zone. but quote, they usually have a good reason for its, it makes sense for the royal navy to conduct exercise in that area of the atlantic because that s on their doorstep. it doesn t make practical sense for the russians to be there, said one da
but quote, they usually have a good reason for its, it makes sense for the royal navy to conduct exercise in that area of the atlantic because that s on their doorstep. it doesn t make practical sense for the russians to be there, said one day naval service source. if the russian military exercises are linked to an invasion of ukraine, they may serve one of several purposes, according to military planners. one is psychological, to remind nato of the russian navies freedom of movement, which may make nato members think twice about launching retaliatory military actions. another possibility is strategic. if the situation in ukraine to deteriorate significantly, one of the first priorities of nato would likely be to boxing as much of the russian fleet as possible into the reports. it is in russia s interest to disperse s ships in international waters ahead of such eventuality. for ireland, the worst-case scenario is that russia is positioning itself to disable the subsidy infrastructure r
it. fisherman say they re considering plans to peacefully disrupt russia naval exercises off the coast southwest coast next month. decision by the russian navy to conduct life and a miss all firing exercise, 116 nautical miles off the coast next month is causing huge concerns for fishery nguyen gathered on the pier in this morning. if someone came into your backyard and said we re doing an army exercise, she wouldn t be happy with it either. the russian military exercises due to take place over five days near the porcupine bite, an area within a ireland s exclusive economic zone, rich with bronze and blue whiting. giving rise to fears for the fishing grounds and marine life. we re not going to be fighting bow and arrows at each other, but i mean this is a live exercise in this massive. fishermen say that up to 60 trawlers wolfish and the area and peaceful protest in the hope that it will disrupt the russian maneuvers.
other, but i mean this is a live exercise in this massive. fishermen say that up to 60 trawlers wolfish and the area and peaceful protest in the hope that it will disrupt the russian maneuvers. so our protest is our presence outside, that we re gonna gonna continue to fish out there, and we re raising the awareness that were there when this is happening. the sea is our working environment, it s where we should be safe, we shouldn t be dealing with this type of interference with our livelihoods. and no communications about it. in a statement, this evening the, with the russian embassy that he had spoken to the fisherman s organization and said that while it understands its concerns any attempt to interfere with the military exercise would be a reckless and irresponsible act, which could put both both sailor and fishermen in harm s way. jenny o sullivan, archie news, castle tone bare. it s not like they re going to be far rose far rainbows and arrows at each other. fishermen say