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Times: Britain will deploy additional troops closer to Ukraine


British military MOSCOW, 21 Jan. The UK is considering sending a few hundred more troops to NATO countries near Ukraine, The Times reports, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense. According to the publication, London wants to strengthen its military presence in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as a «deterrent» for Russia. Thus, the number of the British battle group in Estonia is estimated at 1.2 thousand people. It consists of 830 soldiers, tanks, armored fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, engineers, air defense and reconnaissance equipment. The group also includes more than 300 French troops. It is noted that another 140 British troops are in Poland. Ukraine Javelin and Stinger Recently, Western countries have been accusing Russia of «aggressive actions» and plans to attack Ukraine. According to the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, such accusations are used as a pretext to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Kremlin has repeatedly stated that they have the right to move troops within their territory and at their own discretion, noting that this is not for anyone not threatening and no one should worry.

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