Irrespective of whether an election is looming or not, things are not standing still down South.
Britain is set to boost its defences in the Falklands amid claims Russian president Vladimir Putin is helping Argentina re-arm.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is due to tell MPs on Tuesday that the Government is beefing-up the UK’s presence on the islands.
But critics will question the timing of the expected announcement just six weeks before the general election and as David Cameron faces intense pressure over his failure to commit to spending two per cent of national income on defence - a key Nato benchmark.
The move comes three months after it was claimed the Kremlin and Argentina had struck a deal for Russia to supply long-range bombers to the Argentinian air force.
The deal was said to involve Moscow lending 12 Sukhoi Su-24 supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft.
Military experts have warned five years of Tory armed forces cuts have left the islands in the South Atlantic vulnerable to attack - just like 33 years ago when General Galtieri’s Junta launched an invasion.
Now I'm not a Mirror reader but this does not appear to be outside the realms of sanity.
Putin's Falklands threat: Britain to boost defences amid claims Russia is arming Argentinian army - Mirror Online
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