Starmer to give missiles to Ukraine paid for with £70m interest on Russian assets
The 350 air defence missiles mark the first time the UK has used Russia-linked funds to buy weapons for Kyiv Keir Starmer has announced a...
Category : Defence policy
Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns
The government’s new security strategy said it has to actively prepare for potential wartime scenarios Britain needs to prepare for the possibility of being attacked...
Europeans back higher defence spending amid Russia threat, poll finds
Majorities in some countries back mandatory military service, and poll shows public sharply divided over Trump Faced with an unpredictable Donald Trump and an aggressive...
UK ‘woefully’ unprepared for Chinese and Russian undersea cable sabotage, says report
CSRI finds China and Russia may be coordinating ‘grey zone’ tactics against vulnerable western infrastructure China and Russia are stepping up sabotage operations targeting undersea...
UK yet to commit to Nato plan for rise in defence spending to 3.5% of GDP
Nato chief Mark Rutte wants members to agree to plan at summit this month but UK remains cautious Britain has still not committed to an...
Russia could be ready to attack Nato within five years, says secretary general
In speech in London Mark Rutte says he expects alliance members to agree to raise military spending to 5% of GDP Russia could be ready...
Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says
Government defence expert Fiona Hill warns UK to respond to threats by becoming more cohesive and resilient Russia is at war with Britain, the US...
Ukraine allies promise €21bn in military support for Kyiv
Ukraine defence contact group accuses Putin of dragging his feet over deal and Trump urges Russia to ‘get moving’ Ukraine’s allies have announced a record...
‘As real as it can get’: EU to loan €150bn for European defence from invasion
EU launches scheme to buy more weapons in Europe as Russia remains ‘a threat for the foreseeable future’ Europe needs to be able to deter...
Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons
But Friedrich Merz cautions such a move could not replace the US’s existing protective shield over Europe Germany’s chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz, has said he will...
