UK at risk as offshore cables are 'vulnerable to attack from Vladimir Putin'

The UK could see 'catastrophic disruption' if Vladimir Putin targets undersea cables that control most of the data used for global communications, internet access and financial transactions. Mad Vlad could wreak 'catastrophic disruption' on the UK (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The UK is extremely vulnerable to potential “catastrophic disruption” from damage to undersea cables caused by Vladimir Putin ’s Russia . ‌

MPs and peers said they are "not confident" the UK could protect its undersea cables from attacks by the nutty Kremlinite, leading to chaos in the financial and communications systems Britons rely on. ‌

There is evidence Moscow is preparing for sabotage, with the Russian spy vessel Yantar caught loitering over UK offshore cables in January, and the N