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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Hughes

UK to double number of troops in Norway in response to Putin’s Arctic threat

Britain is set to double the number of its troops in Norway to bolster defences in the High North against Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

The commitment will see the number of UK forces in the country rise from 1,000 to 2,000 over the next three years.

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