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UK needs 'credible path' on defence spending, says Nato chief
Rutte said ministers accept yearly increases are needed because the 3.5% target cannot be met in one step, and he praised Britain’s security commitment.
- On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham met NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at RAL Space in Didcot, Oxfordshire, for their first face-to-face discussion on defence priorities.
- The United Kingdom faces pressure to meet its NATO commitment of allocating 3.5 per cent of gross domestic product for core defence spending by 2035, a target NATO allies agreed to amid threats from Russia and China.
- Rutte praised the United Kingdom as "one of the leading forces in NATO" and highlighted how defence investment generates a "societal dividend" in jobs and economic growth through universities and innovative technology.
- Praising Britain for being "serious about security," Rutte warned that NATO will not be intimidated by Russia, stating such actions represent "a symptom of Putin's failure in Ukraine."
- Rutte emphasized that "NATO is becoming more European," with Europe and Canada spending and producing more for shared security, envisioning "a stronger Europe, in a stronger NATO.
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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.
·London, United Kingdom
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rute visited the United Kingdom and met with Prime Minister Andy Bernem, thanking the country for its leadership role in NATO. During his visit, Rute gave an annual lecture at the Ditchley Foundation in Oxfordshire. "To remain a transatlantic alliance, NATO is becoming increasingly European. NATO is spending more, more and more on its own security. NATO's idea is NATO 3.0," he quoted by the Alliance's press service. R…
'We cannot protect our way of life if we do not invest in our defense,' says Mark Rutte
·Ankara, Türkiye
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