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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Millie Cooke

Nato praises ‘daddy’ Trump – and agrees to historic defence spending increase

  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer affirmed the Nato summit sent a "decisive message to aggressors" and announced Britain's Defence spending is projected to reach 4.1 percent of GDP by 2027.
  • Britain plans to acquire a dozen new nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets, reintroducing a nuclear role for the Royal Air Force, and will provide 350 air Defence missiles to Kyiv.
  • The summit's communique identified Russia as a "long-term threat" but did not explicitly condemn its invasion of Ukraine, while Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to Nato's collective Defence.

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