Britain To Deploy Drones, Tanks And 800 Troops To Estonia

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Britain is sending tanks, drones and at least 800 troops to Estonia as part of the largest military build-up on Russia’s borders.

Michael Fallon, the British defence secretary, confirmed this during his interview in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.

‘That battalion will be defensive in nature, but it will be fully combat-capable.

‘This is about two things: reassurance, and that needs to be done with some formidable presence, and deterrence.

This is not simply a trip-wire….This is a serious military presence.’

The United States hopes for commitments from Europe to fill four battle groups of some 4,000 troops, part of NATO’s response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, according to the Daily Mail.

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