German and UK defense chiefs warn of Russia threat, press for faster rearmament | DW News

The defense chiefs of both Germany and the UK have written a joint article -- published by the Guardian and Germany's 'Die Welt' newspaper -- making what they say is the 'moral' case for European rearmament, pointing to the growing threat from Russia. Air Chief Marshal Richard Knighton, the UK’s chief of the defense staff, and General Carsten Breuer, Germany’s chief of defense, say Moscow's military stance has - quote - 'shifted decisively westward,' and that they believe to have a duty to explain to the public why they're pushing for the biggest increase in defense spending since the Cold War 00:00 German and British defense chiefs press ‘moral’ case for rearmament 01:17 British PM Keir Starmer on UK defense spending target 01:52 Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London talks to DW #weaponsystems #russia #russiaukrainewar For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1