A British paratrooper in camouflage (right) lays prone with a Finnish soldier and Italian forces at an undisclosed training ground less than 50 kilometres from the Russian border in Finland where Nato troops took part in a training exercise earlier this yearImage source, PA Media
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A British paratrooper takes part in a previous Nato training exercise less than 50km (31 miles) from the Russian border in Finland

ByJonathan Beale Defence correspondent
  • Published1 hour ago

Britain and France are to lead a military exercise to test a multinational force's ability to deploy to Ukraine, if there is a peace deal.

Nearly 3,000 military personnel from 12 European nations will take part in the rehearsal in neighbouring Poland this month.

Plans for a reassurance force for Ukraine were set out last year as one of the long-term security guarantees being proposed by European nations.