Head of British military speaks out after Nato secretary-general warns ‘raise defence spending to 5 per cent or learn to speak Russian’

The Nato secretary general said there is no discrepancy between the UK's current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5 per cent of GDP

“Learn to speak Russian,” the secretary-general of the alliance warned nations unwilling to make politically unpopular budget decisions.

If we fail to defend ourselves now, everything else will become horrifically irrelevant

Head of British military speaks out after Nato secretary-general warns ‘raise defence spending to 5 per cent or learn to speak Russian’