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*The United Kingdom is falling in line with President Donald Trump’s demand that European countries pay their fair share on defense.*
*British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that his government would raise its military spending <www.politico.eu/article/uk-pm-keir-starmer-defense-spending-2-5-percent-cutting-aid/> to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027 and to three percent by the end of the next government’s term.*
*“This government will begin the biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War,” Starmer said.*
*The United Kingdom is falling in line with President Donald Trump’s demand that European countries pay their fair share on defense.*
*British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday that his government would raise its military spending <www.politico.eu/article/uk-pm-keir-starmer-defense-spending-2-5-percent-cutting-aid/> to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2027 and to three percent by the end of the next government’s term.*
*“This government will begin the biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War,” Starmer said.*
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