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Daniel Keane and Nicholas Cecil

UK to send up to 350 troops to Poland as tensions with Russia rise amid Ukraine invasion fears

The UK will send up to 350 additional troops to Poland as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, defence secretary Ben Wallace has said.

Speaking at a press conference alongside Polish defence minister Mariusz Błaszczak, Mr Wallace said the bilateral deployment would “send a strong signal that Britain and Poland stand side by side”.

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