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Sir Keir Starmer will visit Scotland on Thursday, with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Store accompanying him to an RAF base as they meet military personnel. The two prime ministers will mark defence partnerships between the UK and Norway, including the recent deal which will see Type 26 frigates built on the Clyde for the Norwegian navy.

It comes as Vladimir Putin issued Europe with a chilling threat on Tuesday, warning that Russia was not only “ready” for war on the continent but could prosecute it with such force that there would be “nobody left to negotiate peace with” when he was finished.

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