
Defence Secretary: UK 'Should Never Underestimate Russia'
Ben Wallace spoke to Forces News while visiting troops deployed to Estonia over the Christmas period.
Ben Wallace spoke to Forces News while visiting troops deployed to Estonia over the Christmas period.
Under the terms of the Dayton Agreement, NATO took over peacekeeping for the Balkans.
The Alliance has flown in essential medicines to the Afghan National Army and police.
General Sir Patrick Sanders made the comments on a visit to a cyber exercise in Dorset.
Dr Julian Lewis asked Ben Wallace for assurances about PESCO during a House of Commons debate.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: "We will have to take some hard decisions when NATO defence ministers meet next February."
The fighter jets monitored the movement of two Russian Tu-142 Bear F planes, which were detected near UK airspace.
The ARRC was presented with the Warfighting Corps guidon in Gloucestershire.
Jens Stoltenberg warned the country risks "becoming once again a platform for international terrorists".
About 1,200 personnel from across the alliance have been taking part in Exercise Loyal Leda in Gloucestershire.
NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps is taking part in the scheme as the UK Government continues to look to boost its testing capacity.
There are five sites in the United Kingdom which are designated for use by the alliance.
British military personnel have played an important role in helping to develop the Afghan army's next generation of officers at the centre.
Royal Navy divers from the Expeditionary Diving Group trained alongside nine teams from seven nations on the Northern Challenge exercise.
The Carrier Strike Group is taking part in NATO's Exercise Joint Warrior which runs for 11 days and involves 6,000 personnel in total.
The agreement is a result of a series of talks that took place at NATO headquarters in Brussels last month.