The British military will conduct exercises in nations such as Finland and northern Macedonia to show how it has modernized into a “deadly, agile and global power,” the Pentagon said. Some 8,000 British troops are expected to join forces with NATO allies and the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a UK-led security coalition, for summer exercises amid rising tensions with Russia. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said Europe ‘s security “has never been more important”. He promised a “show of solidarity and strength in one of the biggest joint developments since then”
