Thibault Spirlet is the United Kingdom correspondent for Defense News. Thibault previously covered the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars at Business Insider. He also has experience reporting on the European Union and U.K. politics.
Advocates of higher military budgets point to Russia's war on Ukraine and other global crises as evidence that Britain must improve its defensive posture.
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