Spend more on Nato to fight Putin, Sunak tells EU leaders after his 75bn defence boost [Video]

Rishi Sunak has challenged Britain’s European allies to meet his £75bn pledge to increase defence spending as US president Joe Biden signed a $61bn package of aid for Ukraine.

The prime minister warned the world is “more dangerous now than at any moment since the Cold War” and faces “an axis of authoritarian states”.

He also defended what he called “entirely reasonable” calls from US counterparts for greater European defence spending.

His words will be seen as a message to Donald Trump not to quit Nato should he win the US election later this year.

Mr Trump has previously said the US would remain in the defence alliance as long as European countries “play fair” and do not “take advantage” of support from America, which spends more on defence.

But UK defence secretary Grant Shappsrisked a diplomatic incident over the months …