Pressure on PM's defence 'ambition'
Liverpool Echo
|June 04, 2025
THE UK is under pressure from Nato to increase defence spending beyond the “ambition” set by Sir Keir Starmer.
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The Prime Minister has committed to spend 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence from April 2027, with a goal of increasing that to 3% over the next parliament - a timetable which could stretch to 2034.
But Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte is thought to be pushing for allies to commit to spending 3.5% on the military, with a further 1.5% on defence-related measures as the alliance responds to Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine.
यह कहानी Liverpool Echo के June 04, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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