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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Readies 1,000 More Troops as Johnson Visits NATO, Poland

British soldiers take part in an exercise as part of NATO’s deployment in Poland and the Baltic nations. Photo: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images

Britain said Wednesday it was ready to deploy 1,000 more troops to deal with any humanitarian crisis linked to Ukraine, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson headed to NATO and Poland.

His trip Thursday coincides with crisis talks in Moscow between British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and her counterpart Sergei Lavrov, as the UK and other US-led allies demand Russia halt its threats against Ukraine, AFP said.

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