NATO defence ministers are assembly in Brussels right now, 15 October, to strengthen the Alliance's response to Russia's aggressive actions.
Supply: UK Defence Secretary John Healey, talking forward of the assembly of the North Atlantic Council at defence ministers' degree
Particulars: The UK and NATO are looking for to display the power and unity of all allies within the face of the Russian risk, Healey stated.
"The UK and NATO nations meet right now to ramp up our response to Russia's aggression. Putin's incursions into NATO territory are reckless, harmful and completely unacceptable," Healey stated.
He famous that, whether or not Russia's actions are deliberate or not, "Putin is watching what we do".
"If NATO is threatened, we’ll act. And we should meet his [Putin's] escalation with our power. So right now we’re stepping up collectively," the defence secretary emphasised.
Healey introduced that the UK will proceed to participate in NATO's Japanese Sentry mission: British fighter jets will proceed to patrol over Poland till the top of the 12 months.
"We’re additionally ramping up our drone manufacturing for Ukraine, delivering over 100,000 drones this 12 months and collectively constructing new, improved interceptor drones with Ukraine," Healey stated.
Background:
- European Pravda reported that the UK provided over 85,000 drones to Ukraine in the course of the first six months of 2025.
- On 11 September, Ukraine and the UK signed an settlement to supply Ukrainian interceptor drones.
- On 10 October, it was reported that the joint manufacturing venture was on the negotiation stage and may very well be carried out within the coming months.
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