The prime minister is expected to announce additional billions for more equipment as he flies to the NATO summit in Madrid, which begins today. Johnson is preparing the ground for increased defense spending, saying yesterday in Britain that “the price of freedom is worth paying” and arguing that long-term prosperity is closely linked to resistance to Russian aggression. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says 19 allies had made clear plans to meet NATO’s goal of spending 2% of GDP on defense by 2024 ENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP / GETTY IMAGES It came as the new army chief warned that Russia would likely emerge from the war in Ukraine as an “even greater threat to European security than before.” General Sir Patrick
