Britain will send tens of thousands of navy, marine and air force personnel, along with warships, fighter jets and military helicopters, to northern Europe.
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| British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Defense Cooperation Summit on the Baltic island of Gotland, Sweden, October 13. (Source: AP) |
On October 13, Britain announced that it plans to increase its military presence in Northern Europe, including deploying 20,000 soldiers to the region next year.
London's decision is said to be aimed at helping protect critical infrastructure at a time of growing concerns about Russia's actions.
Earlier in the day, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met his counterparts at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Defence Cooperation Summit on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
“This week we have seen once again that our security cannot be taken for granted,” Mr Sunak stressed.
In the statement, London said it would send 20,000 navy, marine and air force soldiers along with eight Royal Navy ships, a group of fighter jets and military helicopters to help control and prevent threats from Russia.
He said he would participate in large-scale multinational exercises and conduct aerial surveillance training.
The JEF, a defence cooperation group between the Nordic and Baltic states, the Netherlands and Britain, met days after a gas pipeline and data cable in the Gulf of Finland were damaged by “foreign activity”, raising security concerns in the wider Nordic region.
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