UK to send jets, warships to protect NATO allies

31 January 2022, 11:40 am
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Fast jets, warships and military specialists could be sent to protect NATO allies, Downing Street said in a Saturday statement, adding that the UK is considering options to double troop numbers and send defensive weapons to Estonia.
The British government said that its offer of extra military deployment to NATO comes in the face of rising Russian aggression and could reinforce NATO’s defences and underpin the UK’s support for Nordic and Baltic partners.

I have ordered our Armed Forces to prepare to deploy across Europe next week, ensuring we are able to support our NATO allies on land, at sea and in the air, Johnson emphasized as quoted in the Downing Street release. The West has been accusing Russia of a troop build-up near the Ukrainian border and of allegedly preparing for an invasion.

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