Article: UK PM Starmer to discuss NATO defense spending plans with Rutte on June 9

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Jun 5, 2025

UK PM Starmer to discuss NATO defense spending plans with Rutte on June 9

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — Operators from the United Kingdom Special Forces and the Ukrainian Special Purpose Unit are seen during NATO’s exercise Night Hawk 21 on Oct. 6 2021. (NATO photo via Flickr)

LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in London on Monday to discuss plans to increase defence spending among the alliance's members and Britain's new Strategic Defence Review, Downing Street said.

"You can expect the Prime Minister and Secretary General to talk about how we ensure all allies step up their defence spending now in order to respond to the threats that we face now," the spokesperson told reporters on Thursday.

(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, writing by Alistair Smout; editing by William James // REUTERS)

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