Sir Keir Starmer announced the UK’s intention to boost defence, security, and resilience spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, despite critics labelling the move as “smoke and mirrors” with no immediate cash promises.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that Vladimir Putin may attack a NATO country within five years to test the alliance, although he believes Putin is not currently ready for immediate action.
Europeans are in broad support of upping defence spending according to a mayor new poll, according to Monday’s headlines. It comes as Nato agree to up defence spending to 5% of GDP – with the exception of Spain.
Much of Monday’s headlines cover the latest in war and conflict across the world, with the Russian war in Ukraine given more attention than the conflict in the Middle East. Kyiv suffered a heavy overnight bombing from Russia, just days after Zelenskyy asked for more support.
With NATO just around the corner, many European leaders are preparing to deal with Donald Trump (again) after the G7 mess in Canada.
NATO ambassadors agreed to boost defence spending and related spending, rising from the longstanding 2 % target to a combined 5 % of GDP by 2035, ahead of next week’s Hague summit.
Ramping up NATO members’ defence spending has gained momentum, supported by Germany and driven by the US administration’s objective to enhance military budgets across Europe.
NATO ambassadors from all 32 member states approved a new spending pledge to increase defence budgets to 5% of GDP by 2035, amid concerns over threats from Russia and China.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has firmly rejected NATO’s push, driven by U.S. President Trump and Secretary-General Mark Rutte, for members to spend 5% of GDP on defence.
Canada is set to announce a significant increase in its defence budget to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP spending target, according to sources reported by The Globe and Mail.
Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that Canada will meet NATO’s 2% defence spending threshold this fiscal year, five years ahead of schedule.
NATO defense ministers indicated broad support for a potential increase in spending to 5% of GDP, driven by escalating threats from Russia and geopolitical instability.
The UK will build up to 12 new conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines, as part of a sweeping Strategic Defence Review to be announced on Monday by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The submarines will begin replacing the current fleet from the late 2030s and are designed to safeguard Britain and its NATO allies for decades to come.
NATO membership is like a Netflix subscription, you get charged whether you use it or not. With this level of corruption it is cheaper and more procatial to cancel it and develop an EU defence army. That will boost the EU economy and create millions of jobs in the EU.
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Zelensky urges US and allies to stand strong against Russia – defiant that Russia is the evil empire. He acknowledged the bipartisan support within the US for Ukraine but cautioned against the influence of Russian narratives on American officials that could undermine their stance.
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