Putin seems to have finally gotten through to the UK:
The chancellor has pledged in his summer budget to meet Nato’s target of spending 2% of national income on defence every year, up to 2020. . .
George Osborne said he and David Cameron were not prepared to see threats to the country go unchallenged.
This was quite unexpected since everybody thought the UK will continue failing to meet the NATO target.
I’m not a fan of Cameron, obviously, but he’s right in starting to pay attention to the angry neighbor to the East.
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Relatedly:
Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., speaking at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, said: “Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security. … If you look at their behavior, it’s nothing short of alarming.”
Dunford, 59, said it would be “reasonable” to send lethal weapons to Ukraine to help it battle Russian-backed rebels. “Frankly, without that kind of support, they are not going to be able to defend themselves against Russian aggression,” he said.
“[If] you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I’d have to point to Russia,” he told senators.
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