NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Keir Starmer, 03 FEB 2025

Joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, 3 February 2025. On Monday (3 February) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, to discuss defence spending and ongoing support for Ukraine. Mr Rutte thanked the United Kingdom for its valuable contributions to NATO, including the members of the British armed forces who contribute to keeping Allied territory, skies and seas safe. At the same time, he encouraged the United Kingdom to invest even more in defence, particularly in its defence industry - describing ramping up production as key to supporting Allied deterrence. “I welcome plans to further increase investments in defence because, in a more dangerous world, 2% will not be enough to keep us safe,” the Secretary General said. Mr Rutte commended the United Kingdom’s steadfast support to Ukraine noting its provision of billions in military and humanitarian aid as well as vital training and security guarantees. Allies must not only sustain but continue to step-up our support, the Secretary General concluded, making clear that getting Ukraine to a position of strength remains a priority. The Secretary General also highlighted a rise in destabilisation campaigns by hostile actors, which are a growing threat to Allied security. He stated that NATO “must be better equipped to meet any threat, across all domains, both now and in the future”. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ SUBSCRIBE to this channel https://bit.ly/NATOsubscribe SUBSCRIBE to NATO News https://bit.ly/NATONewsSubscribe SUBSCRIBE to NATO History https://bit.ly/NATOHistorySubscribe Connect with NATO online: Visit the Official NATO Homepage: https://bit.ly/NATOhomepage Receive NATO updates via email: https://bit.ly/NATOemails Find NATO on FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/NATOfacebook Follow @NATO on X/TWITTER: https://bit.ly/NATOtwitter Follow NATO on Instagram: https://bit.ly/NATOinstagram Find NATO on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NATOlinkedin Find NATO on Flickr: https://bit.ly/NATOflickr #NATO #OTAN #UnitedKingdom