Putin’s ’genocidal war crimes’ in Ukraine evidence that Starmer must increase UK defence spending

“I am afraid 2.5% of GDP won’t be enough - the UK’s military needs a massive splurge of cash to be able to fight a war.“ A “fundamental shift“ in thinking needs to occur towards defence spending if the UK can feel confident in combating a “disgusting“, militaristic Russia, says general Sir Richard Shirreff. 📻 Listen to Times Radio - 📍 Subscribe to our channel - 🗞 Subscribe to The Times 📲 Get the free Times Radio app