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British Army report calls for more robust response to Russia

"Substantial" NATO ground forces, backed by armour, should be dispatched to the Baltic states and Poland to provide a credible defence against a massive Russian conventional assault, according to the report of a study day involving senior British Army officers.

The report, dubbed "Is it time for the West to wake up and smell the vodka?", was posted on the British Army's website in May and comes as the three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - jointly requested NATO to beef up its defence capability on their territory.

The request from the Baltic states is expected to be high up the agenda at the NATO heads of government meeting in Warsaw on 8-9 July.