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Starmer Champions Multinational Defense Initiative at Munich Conference

2/13/2026

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer (UK) will advocate a multinational defense initiative at the Munich Security Conference to improve weapons procurement and reduce rearmament costs.
He will meet European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron, to discuss defense cooperation.
He plans to deliver a speech outlining his defense vision.
He has shown interest in a multi-billion-euro EU defense fund after talks on the original SAFE fund.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer (UK) will advocate a multinational defense initiative at the Munich Security Conference to improve weapons procurement and reduce rearmament costs.
He will meet European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron, to discuss defense cooperation.
He plans to deliver a speech outlining his defense vision.
He has shown interest in a multi-billion-euro EU defense fund after talks on the original SAFE fund.