UK using Al to 'detect hostile Arctic activity'

UK SANCTIONS have hampered Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to maintain his fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers operating in the Arctic, the Foreign Office said as David Lammy travelled to the High North.

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The UK is also exploring the use of artificial intelligence to detect hostile state activity in the Arctic, jointly with Iceland.

The Russian navy’s northern fleet of warships and the “shadow fleet” of commercial vessels used to avoid sanctions on exports are increasingly in the spotlight as the war in Ukraine drags on, with its icebreakers seen as crucial assets to clear routes for tankers of the “shadow fleet” in the north.

A floating repair dock destined for Russian service has been stranded in the Mediterranean after the tug boat meant to tow it was hit with sanctions earlier this month.