UK to send 8,000 soldiers to eastern Europe on expanded exercises
by Jamie Grierson and agency from World news | The Guardian on (#5YNYE)
British army also deploying tanks in joint action with Nato and Joint Expeditionary Force
About 8,000 British army troops are to take part in exercises across eastern Europe to combat Russian aggression in one of the largest deployments since the cold war.
Dozens of tanks will be deployed to countries ranging from Finland to North Macedonia this summer, and joining them will be tens of thousands of troops from Nato and the Joint Expeditionary Force alliance, which includes Finland and Sweden.
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