UK-led 'beer-drinking nations' alliance boosts naval defenses as Russian activity surges 41%

British defence minister Luke Pollard cited a 41% increase in Russian naval activity around the UK in the first nine months of the year, prompting the Royal Navy to expand a 10-country maritime defensive initiative with the Netherlands and Baltic/Nordic states. The new drone and warship effort signals a concrete NATO-adjacent response to heightened Russian maritime pressure, though specific capabilities and timelines remain unspecified.

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