Nato squares up to Putin: As Russia beefs up its military might on Europe's border, West responds with biggest show of force since the Cold War

In the biggest military build-up in Eastern Europe since the Cold War, an armoured force including 800 British troops will be deployed to Estonia next year to face up to Russian aggression. In the biggest military build-up in Eastern Europe since the Cold War, with RAF planes being dispatched to patrol Romanian airspace for the first time. The moves are designed to stop Moscow taking over or undermining its former Eastern European satellites as it has with Crimea and Ukraine.