British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – during a visit to Poland on 23.04.2024. – announced military aid to Ukraine, an increase in UK defence spending and the conversion of the arms industry to war mode. Shortly after his return to London, he learned that his declarations were unrealistic.

Russian aggression against Ukraine has shaken the global security system, but above all it has become a challenge for the countries of NATO’s eastern flank, which are closest to Russia. That is why the Baltic States, new NATO members – Finland and Sweden – and even Norway, which has been in the alliance for years, are arming themselves in earnest.