European countries are speeding up their rearmament. Security concerns are rising as Russia maintains its superiority in the war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump, who mediates the end of the war, leans toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. In addition, President Trump's preparation to withdraw from his European defense role by pressing NATO member states to increase defense spending is also affecting the acceleration of Europe's rearmament.

According to the Financial Times (FT) on the 26th (local time), Swedish Prime Minister Wolf Christersson said he would expand defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2030. Sweden's defense spending is 2.4% of GDP this year. Sweden, which broke neutrality last year and joined NATO, increased its military spending. The FT said, "European countries are rapidly increasing their defense spending due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and President Trump's indifference to European security," adding, "Sweden has joined the move, following the three Baltic countries."

On this day, the British government decided to increase defense spending instead of reducing welfare spending. If you apply for a new health-related universal welfare allowance, the subsidy will be halved and frozen until 2030. The UK Office for Budget Responsibility sees £4.8 billion in savings in the welfare sector by 2030.

[Reporter Kim Deoksik]