JEREMY CORBYN said yesterday that no more British troops should be sent to the Baltic states and urged that the Nato members’ eastern borders with Russia be demilitarised to reduce tensions.

Troops from Britain, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands and Norway have been dispatched to the region.

Asked if he considered it a mistake to have sent British soldiers, Mr Corbyn told ITV’s Peston on Sunday: “I don’t think it should be increased.

“I think we should be looking to try to reduce tensions within the border area.

“It will also help, of course, in bringing about a better dialogue in the dreadful situation in Syria and bring about a real ceasefire,” he added. Mr Corbyn said that Nato’s involvement is not calming the situation.

He said: “[Nato] has expanded quite a lot towards the east, Russian militarism has grown quite a lot.

“My point has always been there has to be an improved and deepened dialogue between Nato and Russia in order to demilitarise those borders in order to reduce tensions in the area.

“Both sides sending troops to the border isn’t doing anything about that long-term situation.”

But his spokesman had previously suggested that Britain’s deployment of troops and jets to Estonia was ramping up the conflict with Russia.