Keir Starmer announces British defense costs on the eve of the White House visit
The Prime Minister of the United Kingre Stares will increase its annual defense expenses on Tuesday, and in 2027, and in recent decades, when Britain can help US President Donald Trump to promote Europe's security.
The Stepherd told the parliament on his departure to meet in Washington that he leads to the growth of defense to offer more support to Europe, as the US spears are negotiating in Ukraine.
Because Trump seems to have left the Ukrainian-friendly approach to Russia's war, most of Europe, other hardships and other European leaders to support Ki.
“From today, I can say that this government will start the biggest steady growth of the Defender's expenses since the end of the Cold War,” said the stardmosted since 2027.
“We still have to go further. I have long claimed that all European allies must rise and make more of our parliament for our protection, which will be convened after the national election held in 2029.
The increase will see that Britain spends more than 13.4 billion (24.2 billion CDN) since 2027. In 2023/24, it spent 53.9 billion pounds ($ 97.4 billion).
Before talking to Treper, the Steps' statement openly opened Gamwives before the United States to support more support to the United States to offer greater support to leading countries. Percentage of GDP.
Starmer's leaders to Washington, hoping to ensure that Europe will provide support and security guarantees to Kiev if peace talks with Russia are successful.
The British leader has stated that he is open to British troops that provide security guarantees to Ukraine, but only next to other European countries.
Looking for USA's “back”
Starmer also wants some USA to “Backstop” for any security guarantee from Europe, which he says:
“The United States is our most important bilateral alliance,” he said. “So this week, when I meet the president, I will be clear. I want this relationship to go from force to force. “
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegchish called it “strong steps from the last partner” in the social media record. The Hegsyan said that he spoke to the British Defense Minister John Hale.
The stardmoster will be the second leader of Europe, which will meet Trump in Washington, as the president was Dukey Duke on his new approach to the three-month war in Ukraine.
On Monday, French President Emanuel Mcron met with US President Donald Trump, on which he paid pouring attention to Ukraine. For a moment, Macron hinders the scope of the Trump, how European funding flows to Ukraine, saying: “We have provided real money.”
French President Emanuel Mcron met with Trump on Monday, when both of them agreed on the deployment of European peacekeeping forces, although the French leader did not receive a strong fact that the United States played a role.
But emphasizing the difference between the US and Europe's approach, Makron also corrected Trump's claim that European countries have provided all their assistance to Ukraine as loans. “
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutt also called on Member States to strengthen defense expenses for a decade of their overall national purpose of national products. The next target will be “significantly more” than three percent, said former Netherland Prime Minister Ruthten.
Fredrich Merz, the possible next German Chancellor, has also promised to significantly increase defense expenses if he can manage the governance coalition, but he must navigate his plans from blocking and left sides.
More than $ 33 billion in the defense budget of 2024-25, and the cost of the Canadian coast and veterans are added, Canada hits about 1.37 percent of GDP. Only a handful of countries have a lower percentage of them in Spain and Belgium alliance.
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Auxiliary group condemns decision
A stardmoste with a public expenditure in Britain has announced 40% of international aid, said he was not happy he was happy he was happy that he was not happy. : Stepper also said that the British government will remain dedicated to help in such hotspots of Gaza and Sudan, while remaining at the top of the global challenges of climate change and infectious diseases.
The international aid budget will be given from 0.5% to 0.5 percent of the gross national income, which means that the level of loan will not change, the stories said.
“This is a short-sighted and terrible step by both the Prime Minister and the treasurer,” said Romli Greenhil, the chief executive officer of the bonds for organizations working in the field of international development and humanitarian aid.
Britain was last reduced by its aid budget in November 2020, during the economic crisis, by Sovzy 19, reducing the rate of 0.7 percent of the previous gross national income.
