Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed that an upcoming review of Britain’s defence policy will determine whether the country needs a missile defence system similar to Israel’s.
Healey has been in Kyiv holding talks with Ukraine’s government about ways to ramp up support to the war-torn nation.
Defence Secretary John Healey leaves 10 Downing Street (Photo: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty)
“But we are stepping up UK leadership in coordinating other nations, we’re stepping up the UK support for Ukraine, we’re determined that we will put Ukraine in a stronger position.”
The Defence Secretary is leading a strategic defence review which will report back on various aspects of the UK’s military policy.
He said that the question of whether defence spending should rise beyond 2.5 per cent of GDP would be part of “are discussions that may develop in the long term planning for Nato”.
He added: “Our job is to make sure that Putin does not win, does not prevail, and my job as Defence Secretary is to play the UK’s part in putting Ukraine in a position of strength.”
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