British Navy and UK Form Alliance with 9 Other European Countries as Maritime Tensions with Russia Rise

British Navy and UK create Coalition with 9 European nations (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

KEY POINTS

• New UK alliance includes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden
• A new naval front to complement NATO
• Growing consensus for the Joint Expeditionary Force

The British Royal Navy and the UK have moved to boost its maritime defences by creating a new multinational naval alliance with nine other European nations, signalling a significant shift in regional security strategy as tensions with Russia persistently escalate across European waters. The organisation will be led by the British Royal Navy, which will consolidate members of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).