UK to deploy more troops to Norway in response to Putin’s Arctic threat

The number of British troops in Norway is set to double (David Cheskin/PA) - (PA Archive)

The number of British troops in Norway will double as part of efforts to bolster defences in the High North against Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Defence Secretary John Healey will also commit UK forces to Nato’s Arctic Sentry mission, the alliance’s initiative to improve security in the region to help address Donald Trump’s concerns over Greenland.