Defence policy

Nato members willingly increasing defence spending amid rising threat from Russia, says Rutte | Nato

Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, said it was “not a difficult thing” to get members to agree to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP because of the rising threat from Russia – and stressed that Trump remained “absolutely” committed to supporting the alliance. In an interview on the eve of the western alliance’s summit, […]

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UK will commit to spending 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 | Defence policy

Britain will commit to spending 5% of its GDP on defence by 2035 after weeks of diplomatic pressure and intense negotiations with allies. The decision came as Keir Starmer, the prime minister, prepared to join Nato leaders at a summit dominated by global conflict and expectations of European military self-reliance. The UK’s pledge aligns with

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