Speaking as Western leaders gathered in Madrid to discuss the most important transformation of the alliance in a generation, the British Foreign Secretary suggested that there was no end in sight to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Trash countered any “false peace” or “territorial compromise” reached with the Kremlin, attacked several of her cabinet colleagues and called for more support for Taiwan in the face of threats from China. Divisions have erupted over the government’s response to the invasion of Ukraine during Boris Johnson’s international tour, with Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace pushing the ministry to receive a significant increase in funding and the British army chief asking for a plan. reduction of the army. from 82,000 to 72,500 perverted. Tras defended the troop reduction, speaking on BBC Radio 4: “We all have to recognize that war is different now than it was 100 years ago or 200 years ago.” Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST He said: “We need to make sure that the defense capabilities we have are appropriate for the modern world – and we face all kinds of new threats, be they cyber threats, space threats, new technology, new weapons and what is important. of these forces “. Tras added that there was an additional 24 24 billion in the UK defense budget and called on other NATO countries to meet their commitment to the 2% target of gross domestic product. After the Cold War, the West did not spend enough collectively on defense, Troy said, adding: “We also need our allies to step up. I see 2% as a minimum and I want to see our allies spend more. “ He did not appear to be impressed by the rhetoric from Johnson and Wallace in recent days. The prime minister claimed that if Vladimir Putin were a woman, they would not have invaded Ukraine, while Wallace said the Russian leader had “little man syndrome”. “I think both men and women are capable of doing bad things,” Trace told LBC. [Putin]. Nor do I think it is useful. “ Truss said there was no end in sight to the conflict in Eastern Europe, in which tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed. “We will only successfully end this war if Russia is pushed back and there is a proper peace settlement,” he told Today. Asked if this included Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, the foreign minister said there should be no compromises or compromises with Moscow. It has also been particularly aggressive with China and has hinted at Taiwanese armaments moves to avert the threat of an invasion. Tras told Times Radio that the “free world” had to “make sure that Taiwan has the capacity to defend itself, that we will continue to maintain peace in the Taiwan Straits,” adding: “This is an issue we are discussing with our allies. . “ After Johnson’s allies briefed the Telegraph on concerns about whether he would be given a fair hearing by the Privileges Committee, which on Wednesday launched an inquiry into whether the prime minister misled parliament over Partygate, Tra said she had absolute confidence in research. When asked about Labor MP Harriet Harman, who chairs the Conservative-majority committee, Trash said: “I see no problem with that.” Tras added that she trusts the cross-party group of MPs to properly examine the complaints and make the appropriate judgment.
