British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the United Kingdom army is capable of protecting its people in the event of military aggression from Russia.
The politician said this in an interview with journalist Piers Morgan on TalkTV.
The politician answered his interlocutor’s question in the affirmative about London’s readiness for defense in the event that Moscow “deploys guns” in his direction.
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Sunak emphasized that, against the backdrop of increasing military threats in the world, Britain has increased investment in the public defense industry.
UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps believes there is a risk of attack from dictatorships such as China unless the West ensures Russia's defeat in Ukraine. He stated this in an interview with The Telegraph.
In his opinion, regimes that do not believe in democracy are watching the war in Ukraine and may begin to attack Western states if they decide that they have “exhausted their margin of safety.”