UK PM announces five new Navy ships, citing Russian threat

NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Britain will spend ?4.2 billion ($4.9 billion) on 5 new Navy ships to bolster safety “within the face of elevated Russian threats,” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak mentioned Tuesday in a Downing Road assertion.”The UK and allies are taking steps to bolster their safety within the face of elevated Russian threats,” the assertion mentioned.”Russia’s actions put all of us in danger. As we give the Ukrainian individuals the assist they want, we’re additionally harnessing the breadth and depth of UK experience to guard ourselves and our allies. This contains constructing the following era of British warships,” added Sunak.The spending is the following section in a program beneath which three vessels are already beneath building, and all eight frigates are anticipated to be accomplished by the mid-2030s, the assertion mentioned.The announcement got here with Sunak in Bali, Indonesia for a gathering of the Group of 20 that’s anticipated to heap strain on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.President Vladimir Putin has stayed away, as an alternative sending his overseas minister, however Downing Road mentioned Sunak and allies would “name out” the Russian chief’s “callous disregard for human rights and stress that Russia’s function within the worldwide system won’t ever be normalized whereas the warfare in Ukraine continues.”