Russia warships drive away Dutch sub

The Russian military says Russian warships in Eastern Mediterranean have driven away a Dutch submarine shadowing the squadron.

Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Major General Igor Konashenkov said two Russian navy destroyers spotted the Walrus-class submarine on Wednesday while it was 20km away from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and escorting ships.

Konashenkov said the destroyers had tracked the submarine for more than an hour before forcing it to leave the area. He didn't elaborate how the warships prompted the submarine to leave.