UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says Russia could attack NATO within four years
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that Russia could be capable of attacking a NATO member within four years. The statement returned the alliance's defence spending to the top of the agenda.
EuronewsUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in remarks reported by Euronews, warned that Russia could reach the capability to launch a conventional attack on a NATO member within four years. The prime minister said he would accelerate plans to lift Britain's defence budget to 2.5 percent of GDP.
Starmer's comments came as concern rose on NATO's eastern flank following the explosion of a Ukrainian naval drone in Romania's port of Constanta. EU leaders described the incident as a direct threat and called for reinforced air-defence systems. Germany and Poland said they would review their defence outlays.
Moscow dismissed the claims as exaggerated and called Western rhetoric escalatory. The upcoming NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels will be a key test for concrete investment plans. Britain's new Strategic Defence Review is also expected before year-end.
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