The UK government has said it is not yet in a position to comment on proposals by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte for member states to commit 3.5% of GDP to “hard defence” and a further 1.5% to broader security.

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A public petition calling on the UK Government to transfer surplus Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine has passed 14,000 signatures, prompting an official government response in the coming days.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has issued a stark warning that Russia may be ready to launch military action against the Alliance within five years, calling for industrial mobilisation to avert future conflict.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass warned that the presence of infantry units in urban neighbourhoods could “inflame tensions rather than ease them.”

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Lieutenant General Alexus G. Grynkewich of the United States Air Force has been officially nominated as the next Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), NATO has announced.

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Our editor George Allison has just left NATO HQ where Secretary General Mark Rutte outlined ambitious defence spending plans.

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Ministers would focus on air and missile defence, long-range weapons, logistics, and large land manoeuvre formations.

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“The United States expects every Ally to step up with concrete plans, budgets, timelines, deliverables, to meet the 5% target and close capability gaps.”

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that the Alliance must move beyond its long-held 2 percent of GDP defence spending benchmark, citing the accelerating rearmament of Russia and the urgent need to address capability gaps.

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“We will raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, and set the ambition to hit 3% in the next Parliament, subject to economic and fiscal conditions.”

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