Shapps Tells World to ‘Wake up’ and Spend More on Defence

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has told an audience in London the world needs to “wake up” and confront the joint menace of Russia and China if it wants to maintain a “secure world order.” Speaking at the London Defence Conference, Mr. Shapps said, “An axis of authoritarian states led by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea have escalated and fuelled conflicts and tensions.” “They have increasingly been working together. And today I can reveal that we have evidence that Russia and China are collaborating on combat equipment for use in Ukraine,” he added. Mr. Shapps said, “U.S. and British defence intelligence can reveal that lethal aid is now flying from China to Russia and into Ukraine.”...