Defence secretary says ‘small number’ will be sent to Poland,Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, or as tensions rise between west and Russia following Syria airstrikes Britain is to station troops in the Baltic states to shore up Nato’s eastern borders and deter Russian aggression,the UK defence secretary, Michael Fallon, and has said.
Fallon announced the commitment upon arrival at the quarterly assembly of Nato defence ministers in Brussels. The deployment is intended to reassure former Soviet bloc members in light of increased tension between Russia and Ukraine.
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Source: theguardian.com