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April 29, 2022

UK to send 8,000 soldiers to Eastern Europe on expanded exercises

About 8,000 British army troops will take part in exercises across Eastern Europe to combat Russian aggression in one of the largest deployments since the cold war, writes The Guardian.

Dozens of tanks will be deployed to countries ranging from Finland to North Macedonia this summer under plans that have been enhanced since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Joining them will be tens of thousands of troops from NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force alliance, which includes Finland and Sweden.