UK to spend extra £5bn on military to counter intensifying threats from China and Russia Posted on March 13, 2023 By Charlielikes The UK will spend an extra £5bn on its military and aim to lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP as part of an updated strategy to counter intensifying threats from China and Russia. news Tags:‘to, £5bn, and, china, counter, extra:, from, intensifying, military, news, on, russia, spend, threats, topnews, trending, uk