"If Russia wins this war, it will not stop in Ukraine." This is the warning given by the President of the NATO Military Committee, Giuseppe Dragone. In a video posted on the social network X, the senior NATO military officer also emphasizes that until now Europe has been protected by the US, but from now on we must pay our own expenses.
"Ukraine is not alone, you are in our minds and actions. Your efforts are for the entire West and you will have victory. If Russia wins this war, it will not stop with Ukraine. We are coming from a very intense week. What I recommended to my headquarters is to see what happens now. Of course, we have been given a wake-up call and now we also have to think about this, but our alliance is very strong and cohesive. Trump is right, that until now we have been dependent on an American financial operation. We must wake up our defense industry: we are certainly not in a situation of peace," Dragone said.
Meanwhile, Britain is arming itself. Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that he would increase annual defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 and aim for a level of 3% for the last time since the Cold War, a signal to US President Donald Trump that Britain can help boost Europe's security.
On the eve of his departure to meet Trump in Washington, Starmer told parliament he was pushing ahead with the increase in defence spending to provide Europe with more support as the US leads peace talks with Russia over its war in Ukraine.
"So, starting today, I can announce that this government will begin the biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War. We will meet our commitment to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence, but we will take it forward so that we reach that level in 2027 and we will maintain it for the rest of this parliament and let me spend £13.4 billion every year until 2027," said Prime Minister Starmer.
Since Trump seemingly abandoned the United States' more friendly approach to Ukraine in response to Russia's war, blindsiding much of Europe, Starmer and other European leaders have stepped up diplomatic efforts to show a united front in support of Kiev. (A2 Televizion)
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