Russian naval aggression prompts new defensive initiative with ‘beer-drinking nations’
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New alliance with the Netherlands and Baltic and Nordic countries comes in response to 41% increase in Russian naval activity around UK
The new maritime defence initiative comes in response to a 41% increase in Russian naval activity around the UK, such as when the Smyrtos, an oil tanker within Russia’s shadow fleet, sailed south of the Isle of Wight, prompting interception by UK forces. Photograph: LPhot Hutchins/MoD Crown copyright/PAThe new maritime defence initiative comes in response to a 41% increase in Russian naval activity around the UK, such as when the Smyrtos, an oil tanker within Russia’s shadow fleet, sailed south of the Isle of Wight, prompting interception by UK forces. Photograph: LPhot Hutchins/MoD Crown copyright/PA
