Starmer boosts defence spending: Will it impress Trump and help Ukraine?
But will it impress President Trump ahead of Sir Keir’s visit to Washington later this week? And could this move help Ukraine? Shashank Joshi from the Economist joins us to discuss this and answer listener questions on rare earth minerals.
UK's Starmer boosts defence spending on eve of Washington trip
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday he would increase annual defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and target a 3% level last seen just after the Cold War, a signal to U.S. President Donald Trump that Britain can boost Europe's security.
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In almost every way, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will walk into the White House on Thursday as an alien in President ...
At home, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has framed his trip to meet Donald Trump as a bid to save Ukraine and the ...
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Sir Keir Starmer will warn Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin will invade Ukraine again unless the US provides protection for ...
The PM said the uplift would boost ‘our capability on defence and security in Europe’, but stopped short of ruling out using ...
President Trump and Prime Minister Starmer will put the historic Anglo-American “special relationship” to one of its severest ...
Letter from Congressional leaders says institution would help the Chinese Communist Party to spy on and intimidate opponents ...
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