• 03/02/2025 00:07

Starmer calls on Europe to take more responsibility for defense – Bloomberg

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take office today visits Brussels for an informal meeting for European reasons. The leaders are calling for a greater share of the responsibility for the defense and security of the continent in the face of growing threats from Moscow, and also to continue to provide military support to Ukraine.

About reports RBC-Ukraine as reported to Bloomberg.

“I am here to work with our European partners on the continued pressure on energy revenues and companies that build their rocket factories, to speed up your car Putin,” Starmer may say in his promo.

He will also present an ambitious partnership between Britain and the EU in the field of defense and security. Meta – to expand the scope of action in the fight against the growing threats, transcordon crime and illegal migration.

Bloomberg reports that the EU, Great Britain and the USA have imposed economic sanctions against Moscow, potentially hitting the Russian economy. However, the decrees of US President Donald Trump to reduce and re-evaluate foreign assistance to the United States, as well as his promise to quickly end the war, raised concerns about how long the United States would continue to help Kiev and put pressure on the military budget of the Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin.

Russia's war against NATO

It seems likely that yesterday NATO Secretary of State Mark Rutte said that NATO countries are guilty of preparing for war and spending more money on defense. Otherwise, Russia “can try it the same way as in Ukraine.”

He also announced that the upcoming quota of spending on the defense of NATO countries will become higher, below 2% of GDP. The decision to increase the size of the contribution will already be praised in the coming months, and can become 3% or 3.5%.

Read the terms and important information about the war between Russia and Ukraine on the channel RBC-Ukraine on Telegram.

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