Johnson urges NATO allies to increase military spending

Madrid: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge his NATO allies to boost their defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at a summit in Madrid, his office said on Tuesday.
After Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, NATO member states pledged to spend at least 2.0 percent of their GDP on defense to ensure coalition readiness by 2024.
Only eight of NATO’s 30 members met or exceeded this target in 2021, but many countries, such as Germany and Italy, have increased their defense spending this year due to the war in Ukraine.