议员报告敦促英国解决能力缺口，包括皇家海军军舰和潜艇短缺，因为俄罗斯正寻求主导该地区。
A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.
海伦·沙利文 撰稿 警告称，英国在保卫北极地区的能力方面存在“显而易见的缺口”，使其容易遭受潜在的俄罗斯攻击，这是一份议员报告发出的警告。
By Helen Sullivan The UK has "glaring gaps" in its ability to defend the Arctic region, leaving it vulnerable to potential Russian attacks, a report by MPs has warned.
下院国防委员会表示，皇家海军军舰和潜艇的短缺，使该国位于高北地区的关键基础设施，包括海底电缆和能源供应，处于暴露状态。
The Commons Defence Committee said a shortage of Royal Navy warships and submarines was leaving the country's critical infrastructure in the High North, including undersea cables and energy supplies, exposed.
报告补充称，一旦发生冲突，俄罗斯可能从大西洋对岸威胁英国民众、民用和军事基础设施以及来自美国的重要补给航线。
In the event of a conflict, the report added that Russia could threaten the UK's population, civilian and military infrastructure and vital supply routes across the Atlantic from the US.
国防部表示，它“对俄罗斯构成的威胁有着清醒的认识”，并正在大力投资以保护英国的海底电缆。
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it is "clear-eyed about the threat Russia posed" and is investing heavily to protect Britain's undersea cables.
前首相基尔·斯塔默爵士此前曾警告，俄罗斯可能在本十年末之前攻击北约。
Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer previously warned that Russia could attack Nato by the end of the decade.
高北地区——包括北极圈及其邻近区域——近年来已成为英国国防关注的核心。
The High North - which includes the Arctic circle and areas adjacent to it - has become central to the UK's defence concerns in recent years.
今年早些时候，国防部表示，俄罗斯在北大西洋的潜艇活动现已恢复到冷战时期的同等水平。
Earlier this year, the MoD said Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic is now back to the same levels as the Cold War era.
在新报告中，议员们强调了潜艇“令人震惊的低可用性”，并指出曾暂时丧失在北极冰层下作业的能力。
In the new report, MPs highlighted a "shockingly low availability" of submarines and said there was a temporary loss in ability to operate them beneath Arctic ice.
报告补充道：“俄罗斯随后可以利用冰层掩护和保护自己的潜艇，同时威胁北约海上航道、英国关键基础设施和英国的核威慑力量。”
"Russia can then use the ice to conceal and protect its own submarines while threatening Nato sea lanes, UK critical infrastructure and the UK's nuclear deterrent," it added.
国防委员会主席坦·德西表示：“这是一个要求苛刻、环境恶劣的地区，而我们最大的对手俄罗斯正寻求为了军事优势而主导该地区。” 他补充说，解决这些缺口的工作“越快开始越好”。
Chair of the Defence Committee, Tan Dhesi, said: "This is a demanding, hostile environment, and one that our greatest adversary, Russia, is seeking to dominate for military advantage." The work to address these gaps "cannot start soon enough," he added.
鉴于美国对北约支持的不确定性，报告称英国应考虑由英国主导的联合远征军（JEF）——这一由北欧国家组成的英国主导的军事联盟——是否应更多地聚焦于高北地区。
In light of uncertainty over US support for Nato, the report said the UK should consider whether the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force (Jef), a UK-led military coalition of northern European nations, should focus more on the High North.
英国国防部发言人表示，联合远征军已在“强化北约北翼并提升我们快速应对新出现威胁的能力”。
An MoD spokesperson said the Jef was already "strengthening Nato's northern flank and increasing our ability to respond rapidly to emerging threats".
保守党影子战备部长斯图尔特·安德森表示：“如果正如前首相所警告的，北约最早可能在2030年与俄罗斯开战，那么时间就和金钱一样重要。
Conservative shadow minister for war readiness Stuart Anderson said: "If Nato could be at war with Russia as soon as 2030, as the former prime minister warned, that means time is just as important as money.
“要遏制战争，我们必须做好打仗的准备，这意味着现在就要花钱，不能再把问题往后推，等到为时已晚。”
"To deter war we must be ready for it, that means spending money now, not kicking the can down the road until it's too late".