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    Spend more on Nato to fight Putin, Sunak tells EU leaders after his £75bn defence boost

    by Kate Devlin and Archie Mitchell Apr 24, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: POOL/AFP via Getty Images

    Rishi Sunak has challenged Britain’s European allies to meet his £75bn pledge to increase defence spending as US president Joe Biden signed a $61bn package of aid for Ukraine.

    The prime minister warned the world is “more dangerous now than at any moment since the Cold War” and faces “an axis of authoritarian states”.

    He also defended what he called "entirely reasonable” calls from US counterparts for greater European defence spending.

    His words will be seen as a message to should he win the US

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