rolled into crimea, the battle against the idols was raging in the middle east, nato allies gathered in wales and reached a historic agreement. increase their defense budgets to 2% of gdp. at the time, the united kingdom was one of only four countries to do so. today there are 11 such countries. and i am convinced that we da... will look at this time as a similar turning point in european security, because while we welcome the news over the weekend that the us congress approved a new aid package for ukraine that will be crucial on the front lines, now is not the time to be complacent about achieved we cannot expect america to pay any price or bear any burden unless we ourselves are willing to make greater sacrifices for our own security. that is why i am proud that the united kingdom... is increasing defense spending to £87 billion for a year. this is the largest strengthening of our national defense in a generation, ensuring our place as the second largest defense force in nato after the united states. and then bbc domestic policy columnist chris mason on the significance of this visit and