The British Royal Navy announced on Wednesday an agreement to create a joint naval force with nine European countries “complementary” to NATO, to deter future threats from the Russian Federation from the “open maritime border” to the north.
“We have gone from words to action. A Hybrid Navy. Northern Allies. Real deterrence in the Arctic and North Atlantic in support of NATO. Last week, all States of the Joint Expeditionary Force signed a declaration of intent committing to draw up detailed proposals”, he indicated on his social networks.
The head of the Navy, General Gwyn Jenkins, made the announcement anyway, in a speech collected by The Guardian, despite the agreement being made last week.
The agreement includes, in addition to the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.
Jenkins revealed that Russian incursions into British waters have increased by “almost a third in the last two years”.
