Coverage dated April 22, 2024

UK's Sunak announces raised defence spending, new Ukraine aid

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday announced additional funding for Ukraine and pledged to increase Britain's own defence budget, during a visit to the

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Digital Journal
UK's Sunak announces raised defence spending, new Ukraine aid (opens Digital Journal)
Published Apr 22, 2024
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday announced additional funding for Ukraine and pledged to increase Britain's own defence budget, during a visit to the
The Guardian
UK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, Sunak says (opens The Guardian)
Published Apr 22, 2024
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PM announces plan to increase spending to £87bn a year by 2030 on visit to Poland
Al Jazeera
Sunak promises to boost UK defence spending by 2030 (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Apr 22, 2024
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges to boost spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a ‘war footing’.
Courthouse News Service
Sunak says UK to raise defense spending, pledges $600 million for Ukraine amid global threats (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Apr 22, 2024
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Britain met the pressure on NATO members to ratchet up military funding by agreeing to spend 2.5% of GDP.
Bloomberg
Sunak Commits UK to Spending 2.5% of GDP on Military by 2030 (opens Bloomberg)
Published Apr 22, 2024
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Rishi Sunak pledged to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by end of the decade, as the prime minister seeks to ease concerns at home and abroad about the level of investment in the British armed forces.