UK to deploy more troops to Norway over Putin's Arctic threat

NAMPA / DPA

2026-02-11

London (PA Media/dpa) - 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 US President Donald Trump's concerns over Greenland. The promises to bolster the defence of the Arctic region came as f......

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