"The current Government is about to take a billion pounds out of the Army this year, so I don't think we can sustain it and actually no one is fooled by it. We would be very stretched. We have a deployment in Estonia. We need to spend real money now, not in 2029, not in 2030, 2040. The OBR itself said that the British Government had not set out a path to 3.5% of GDP by 2035."
"Germany has twice now significantly raised its defence budget. The only powers in Europe increasing defence budget properly rather than press releases and folding in other people's budgets and pretending its defence are Germany, Poland and the Nordic states."
"It's possible for a very short period of time. The reality is the three powers that were at that meeting; Germany, France and Britain; the only power actually spending money on defence increases is Germany."
The British Army cannot sustain prolonged troop deployments to Ukraine; only very short deployments might be possible. European defence spending varies, with Germany, Poland and Nordic states increasing budgets while the UK plans cuts and delayed spending rises. A billion pounds is being removed from the Army this year and no clear path to 3.5% of GDP defence spending by 2035 has been established. The UK and France signed a joint declaration for a potential multinational force contingent on a ceasefire. Current deployments include Estonia, and immediate increased defence spending and clarified rules of engagement are required.
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