More than 1,000 troops from the UK, U.S., and France were given medals for serving with NATO forces in Estonia on Wednesday. Mission medals were presented to: the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers from the United Kingdom, the 1st Infantry Regiment (1er régiment d’infanterie) participating in Mission Lynx fromContinue Reading
Elements of the UK Commando Force, including the Royal Marines, Army Commandos, and the Commando Helicopter Force, are gearing up for a mission to northern Norway. This deployment, involving over a thousand Commandos, is a clear demonstration of the UK’s commitment to maintaining security in the High North region. TheseContinue Reading
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday told participants during a Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) meeting that the country will be dispatching 20,000 troops to Northern Europe, including Estonia, next year. The prime minister vowed to step up the U.K.’s presence in Northern Europe, deepen cooperation on tackling hybrid threatsContinue Reading
The NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Estonia recently marked six years of existence. Based primarily at Tapa, east of Tallinn, and with HQ staff in the capital, the battlegroup is one of four such set-ups, the others being in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The Tapa-based eFP Battlegroup isContinue Reading
Stockholm: Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and members of the Nordic country’s indigenous Sami community on Saturday protested against a possible iron ore mine in northern Sweden. The government is next month to decide whether to greenlight the controversial project led by UK firm Beowulf, which has promised to createContinue Reading
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the country is considering stationing another 900 troops and new weapons in Estonia. This would mean the UK doubling the number of troops it has in Estonia. The Brits are currently in charge of a NATO battle group in Estonia madeContinue Reading
For 100 years Britain had been described as “the empire on which the sun never sets”. Britain was a powerful colonial power owning numerous colonies around the world. Today the word “colony” is no longer used in its original meaning, but the British Queen continues to perform her sovereign role,Continue Reading