The British defense minister’s request to increase the military budget of NATO members

– International news – Tasnim News Agency According to Germany’s “NTV”, Britain announced that since the start of the Russian war, more than 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers has taught British Defense Minister Grant Shapps stated this figure in his speech in London. Shapps warned that the international community should not weaken its support for Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the West has no lasting power. Shapps said: “Given that the future world order is at stake, we must prove him wrong.” increase their defense to at least two percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). He emphasized: “Now is the time for all united and democratic countries around the world to ensure that their defense spending increases because the era of peace profits is over.” It currently spends more than £50bn (€58.16bn) on defence, so this is well above the 2% target. At the same time Shapps said that the UK plans to spend 2.5% of the GDP for this purpose according to the announced plan. Last summer, 31 NATO nations agreed to raise their common target for national defense spending in the face of threats from Russia. and announced that it will provide military aid worth 2.5 billion pounds, equivalent to 2.9 billion euros. This package also includes thousands of combat drones. SONAK has promised Ukraine support now and also in case of future conflicts with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said: This process should be applied until this Eastern European country becomes a possible member of NATO.

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