
Ukraine’s Zelensky plans to visit UK this weekend
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I have spoken to President Macron this afternoon on his return to France, and I am hosting a number of countries at the weekend for us to continue to discuss how we go forward together as allies in light of the situation that we face.” The proposed visit will come after the Prime Minister’s trip to Washington for crunch talks with Mr Trump. Defence Secretary John Healey suggested the real-terms increase in defence spending year on year “would be something over £6 billion”, compared with the £13.4 billion figure cited by the Prime Minister. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch pressed Sir Keir after the Institute for Fiscal Studies accused ministers of playing “silly games with numbers” over their claim that the defence spending increase to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 would mean £13.4 billion more would be spent on defence every year. “That is the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War, which will put us in a position to ensure the security and defence of our country and of Europe.” Russia defence minister Sergey Lavrov accused Britain and France of “heating up the conflict” in Ukraine rather than seeking peace on Wednesday.
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