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The Economic Times
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UK running out of time to boost defence as investment plan stalls, military chief warns

Britain is running out of time to boost its defences in response to the threat posed by recent Russian actions, the country's military chief said on Friday, after months of delays to the country's Defence Investment Plan.

"Russia is ‌definitely raising the ⁠stakes and ⁠risks crossing a line," Chief of the Defence Staff Richard Knighton told BBC Radio. "We need to spend more on defence and do ​it faster."

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