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UK to deploy 20,000 troops to NATO military drill to practice repelling a Russian invasion

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Army , navy and RAF personnel will be deployed to the 31 -nation Steadfast Defender exercise.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will unveil the UK 's contribution to the exercise at Lancaster House .

He will also warn the West stands at a "crossroads" due to "danger and instability" in the world.

The exercise will prepare for the invasion of a member state by any aggressor.

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