United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a European island nation, only bordered by Ireland through Northern Ireland. Once possessing a vast empire, it was known as the empire on which the sun never sets. Into the late 20th century, many of it's overseas colonies and territories began declaring independence, mainly in Africa and Oceania. The United Kingdom has a very effective military, with one of the most powerful navies in the world. They are a signatory of the North Atlantic Treaty, a permanent member of the UN Security Council and apart of the Group of 7.

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A referendum in mid-2016 saw the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, an event which became known as "Brexit". This triggered an independence referendum from Scotland, which came up with a negative vote.

The United Kingdom led the Estonian force during the Baltic Defense Initiative, commanding a French and Danish battalion of roughly 800. The United Kingdom spoke out against the United States when they claimed they would not be sending support unless the member states were paying their fair share, as the UK was one of few states paying their share of GDP. However, the United Kingdom directed several messages at the governments of Europe, stating the importance of their contributions towards defence. This, as well as the lack of assurance that the United States would come to their aid, motivated the nations of NATO to increase their defence spending.

With the formation of the Union of Common Defense and the deployment of hostile troops in Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom doubled the amount of equipment and personnel they were deploying in Estonia.

When British forces withdrawing from Turkey began ending up dead, the United Kingdom were quick to send members of the SAS into Turkey to set up posts to gather information and possibly identify the situation. British intelligence confirmed it was Turkish militants killing the NATO forces, however wanting to stay out of war with the Union, Britain did not make this information public, or share it with the governments of other NATO states. Nonetheless, the Turkish Civil War occurred, and saw heavy British air support during the war. The British stance on the war was a neutral one.

Post-war, the United Kingdom deployed peacekeeping forces to liberate the new nation of West Turkey.

The invasion of Europe, 2026, saw the UK's decision to increase the number of troops in Estonia as an important one, as the near doubled firepower allowed for repulsion of hostile forces long enough for support to arrive, closing the Baltic Front. The United Kingdom mainly sent air and naval support to Poland, however there is limited land support via the SAS and a few battalions scattered over northern Poland.