Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has been deployed to the Baltic Sea for Nato military exercises tomorrow, amid continuing tension with Russia over Ukraine.
British armed forces are to take part in three military exercises in the Baltic area to provide ‘reassurance’ to allies in Eastern Europe, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said.
HMS Montrose will take part in Baltops, the largest multi-national naval exercise in the Baltic Sea this year, to improve maritime security in the region, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
The Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has been deployed to the Baltic Sea for Nato military exercises amid continuing tension with Russia over Ukraine.
The event tomorrow aims to enhance co-ordination and co-operation among Baltic Sea countries, the MoD added.
More than 100 soldiers have also been deployed to Estonia and Latvia for a live-fire training exercise called Sabre Strike.
The soldiers from 1st Battalion the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment will take part in the test today, along with 12 artillery and engineer experts, and two exercise controllers in the Adazi training area near the Latvian capital Riga.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the situation in Ukraine continued to be 'of great concern to the international community'
Military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway are involved along with 580 US servicemen and women.
Meanwhile, about 200 British infantry troops will take part in the live-fire exercise Anakonda in Poland in September, the MoD said.
The RAF has already sent four Typhoons to join Nato's air policing mission over its Baltic member countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Troops from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment also recently worked alongside the Estonian counterparts on Exercise Steadfast Javelin.
Mr Hammond said: 'The situation in Ukraine continues to be of great concern to the international community and it is right that Nato members and partners publicly demonstrate our commitment to the collective security of our Nato allies.
'The UK continues to play a central role in providing reassurance to our allies in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states.
'Our contribution to these exercises builds on other action we have taken, including the deployment of RAF Typhoons to the Nato air policing mission in the Baltic states.'
It looks like Cameron is taking us in to World War 3. If they are sending over HMS Montrose to scare the Russians, they better think again because Putin isn't bothered, and he will not be told what o do.
President Putin is standing his ground, and he has every right to because he does not want the Ukraine joining the EU, it will be a disaster if they do join, and Putin knows it. The EU want's to to fill every country with Millions of Muslims and other immigrants, and Putin knows this is what will happen to the Ukraine.
Putin want's to keep his country mainly for the indigenous White Russians, but the EU don't like that, the Ukraine want to join the EU and Putin has every right not to like that. The Ukraine should be be taking sides with Russia, not turning traitor and joining the EU.
The Ukraine will become multicultural if they join the EU, and i wonder if the people of the Ukraine realize this, the powers that be know, but do the people. Putin will stand his ground, and i along with others in the UK fully support President Putin for not want Millions of Muslims in his country, and we are also in support of Putin not wanting the Ukraine to join the EU.
But if there is a 3rd world war, at least we won't have to worry about the Muslims taking over our countries anymore.