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UK to deploy 20,000 troops to NATO drill as Shapps warns of 'Putin menace'

Sky News Monday, 15 January 2024
The UK will send 20,000 troops to one of NATO's biggest military drills since the Cold War as the alliance practices repelling an invasion by Russian forces, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to announce today.
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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announces the UK will be sending 20,000 troops to serve across Europe in a major NATO exercise in the first half of this year. In a speech at Lancaster House, Mr Shapps said the plans were about “maintaining an advantage over our adversaries.” Report by Ajagbef....

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