UK needs 'credible path' on defence spending, says Nato chief
Rutte said British ministers accept yearly steps toward 3.5% of GDP for core defense spending by 2035, but the full pathway waits until next year.
- UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss defense, security, innovation, and military support for Ukraine.
- Burnham said the UK would support diplomatic efforts to secure additional air defense for Ukraine after his visit to Kyiv.
- Rutte thanked the UK for its £100 million contribution to the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List initiative, which supports Ukraine’s defense equipment.
- Rutte called for increased defense spending, warning that NATO faces its “most dangerous and complex security environment in a generation.
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Nato chief: UK needs credible path of yearly hikes to hit defence spending goal
The UK has so far only budgeted to hike defence spending to 2.7% of GDP by 2027/2028.
According to Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, the West is facing the “most dangerous security situation of this generation,” he announced during his visit to the United Kingdom. It served as a plea to convince the British to invest more in defense so that Europe takes the lead in defending its own continent.
NATO needs "more involvement from the United Kingdom and Europe to face the most dangerous security environment facing the West in a generation," the Alliance's Secretary General said on Wednesday during a visit to the United Kingdom, reports The Guardian.
NATO Secretary General Says Security Situation in Europe Has Not Been This Dangerous in a Generation
According to Mark Rutte, in the changed security environment, Europe must take on a greater share of its own defense and permanently increase its military spending.
Mark Rutte called on the European armed forces to "provide the military power NATO needs" in the face of geopolitical uncertainty on the continent.
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