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Britain must spend more on defence, says minister

FILE PHOTO: British soldiers participate in an exercise as NATO allied troops carry out Swift Response 22 exercises during a media open day at Krivolak army base, North Macedonia, May 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Britain must bolster investment in defence to tackle threats not only from Russia but from China and other countries, British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday.

His comments were echoed by the new head of Britain's army, who warned the government that President Vladimir Putin's Russia would probably prove an even greater threat to European security after the war in Ukraine than it was before.

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