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Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey, backdropped by a screen displaying an image of Russian military ship Yantar, operating off the northern coast of Scotland, delivers a speech in the Downing Street briefing room in central London on November 19, 2025. UK Defence Secretary John Healey said Wednesday that the Russian military ship Yantar had entered British waters and directed lasers at British pilots. "The Yantar is on the edge of UK waters, north of Scotland, having entered the UK's wider waters over the last few weeks," he told reporters, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin should the ship travel further south: "We are ready." (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)