Britain is preparing to form a naval alliance against Russia.
Britain and its Nordic allies will sign an agreement next week to create a new naval partnership against Russia. This is what the Chief of Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton, said in an interview with the "Financial Times".
The partnership will be based on the model of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which has been operating since 2014 under the command of Great Britain. The Regional Defense Association includes 10 Nordic countries: Great Britain, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Estonia.
"JEF will move beyond memorandums of understanding, exchanges and meetings to truly practical steps on how our navies, air forces and armies will work together. One of the non-negotiables is the ability to deter submarines from being able to attack or threaten shipping in the event of war."
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