British Troops Prepare for Major Foreign Deployment

• British Troops Prepare for Major Foreign Deployment
  by https://www.rt.com/
  Some 8,000 British soldiers will participate in drills, Defence Ministry says
  British troops are getting ready for one of their largest deployments in Europe since the cold war, the Defence Ministry (MoD) has said. Thousands of UK soldiers are going to be sent to countries ranging from North Macedonia to Finland in the coming months to take part in joint drills with their counterparts from NATO, Finland, and Sweden.
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  It’s expected that the deployment is going to peak at some 8,000 troops between April and June. Dozens of British tanks and more than a hundred armored vehicles will also arrive in Europe this summer.
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  The plans of a large-scale deployment have been in the works for some time, but they were enhanced in the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, the MoD said. The upcoming wargames are aimed to “showcase the scale and significance of the British Army’s contribution to the defence of Europe,” it added.
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  The drills are going to be “fundamental” to Britain’s contribution to European defence and the deterrence of Russia, Commander Field Army Lt Gen Ralph Wooddisse insisted.
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