Important Takeaways:

• Vladimir Putin’s ally makes deadly warning as he vows to target UK weapons
• Kremlin Defense Minister Shoigu has now issued a threat to target Western-supplied weaponry in Ukraine, claiming Russian progress had “dispelled the myth of the superiority of Western weapons,” reports the Express. His words were stark: “We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centers and storage bases for Western weapons.
• He further vowed: “In proportion to the threats posed by the United States and its allies, we will continue to improve the composition and structure of the Armed Forces and increase the production of the most popular weapons and military equipment.”
• On Tuesday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak committed to an additional £93 billion in defense spending over the coming six years, preparing the UK arms industry for a “war footing” amid threats from what he calls an “axis of authoritarian states”; namely, Russia and China. Arguing that the world is currently at “the most dangerous it has been since the end of the Cold War”, he vowed the UK would devote 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to defense by 2030.
• Furthermore, Mr. Sunak pledged another £500 million package of military aid to Ukraine.

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