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UK faces 'greatest war risk of a lifetime' says defence secretary

Summary by Metro News
The defence secretary used threats from Russia and Putin to justify what he called 'the biggest increase in defence spending' since the end of the Cold War.

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British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting today said Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin were the biggest threat to Britain's security, warning that the country faced the greatest risk of war in his lifetime. Streeting said the threat was one of the reasons for the decision to make "the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of […] The post BRITISH DEFENSE MINISTER: Never in my lifetime has there been a greater risk o…

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British Defence Minister Wes Streeting has qualified Russia and President Vladimir Putin as the largest [...]

Britain faces its most serious risk of war in decades, with the main threat, according to British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting, coming from Russia and President Vladimir Putin. The warning comes as London accelerates its rearmament and increases military spending, citing the war in Europe, Russia's actions and the need for NATO to be prepared for a much more dangerous security environment. Streeting will take up his post as Defense Secretary …

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Metro News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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