MILITARY
NATO Mitglieder sollen mehr spenden
July 10, 2024 -
Im heurigen Jahr dürften 23 der 32 Mitglieder das Ziel der Allianz, mindestens 2% des BNP für Verteidigung auszugeben, erreichen. Angesichts der russischen Gefahr werden Stimmen laut, die eine Erhöhung auf 2,5% des BNP verlangen.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would fulfil a campaign commitment to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP,as he departed for a NATO summit in Washington. But underlined he would only do so when the country could afford it and after a review of defence strategy.
The UK is one of NATO’s biggest spenders and has been a key supplier of arms to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, though the British military has still suffered from years of underfunding.
Up to 23 NATO members will meet the alliance's target of allocating at least 2% of GDP to defence this year, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in June, highlighting how allies have raised military spending since Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.