Nato has launched a new multinational force based around the Black Sea as it looks to check the growing Russian presence in the region following the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Based in Romania, the force will initially be made up of around 4,000 troops from 10 Nato counties including Italy, Canada, Germany and the US. British personnel are not expected to be included but the RAF is deploying fighter planes to patrol Romanian airspace alongside Canadian aircraft.
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