not to be misunderstood .. "they" was a reference to the Russian government. I'm grateful they didn't waste valuable time in this instance, as they did in the Kirsk (?) some years ago.
God bless the submariners, US/UK/Russian .. the Russian submariners are just men doing a dangerous job, men who have families, whose lives I am just thrilled were saved.
Actually, I think this is a good sign that the Russian government was more willing to work with us and the Brits to rescue the sailors than they were previously . . . hopefully there won't be any bad repercussions security-wise so we can continue to save life at sea whenever possible . . .