US and UK announce Billions of Increased Defence Expenditure to combat the Russia-China-Iran axis threat

This week the US finally approved a near £50 billion defence injection to help Ukraine combat the Russian invasion/ threat in Ukraine. The much needed injection comes at a time when Ukraine troops are beginning to retreat in parts of Eastern Ukraine, as they remain out gunned and out manned by a ratio of at least 6:1. Calls from Penny Mordaunt for the UK to be more prepared from drone and missile attack should Putin ever go beyond Ukraine has contributed to Prime Minister Sunak increasing UK defence expenditure to 2.5 % of GNP and hitting 87 billion per year by 20230. Increased defence expenditure by the West will help combat fears of a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan along with new Iranian aggression against Israel in the Middle East following the continuation of the Gaza conflict.