Tuesday 21 June 2022 12:34 AM Brexit has helped UK lead the way in Ukraine says former White House adviser ... trends now
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Brexit has allowed Britain to play a more powerful role in Nato, according to a former White House adviser.
John Bolton will today say that the UK has taken a stronger stance on the invasion of Ukraine than the United States.
And he believes Britain now has an ‘appropriate’ part in the Western military alliance, having ditched the ‘smoothie-making, decision-making process’ of the EU.
Mr Bolton, who was national security adviser to Donald Trump, is to make the remarks at the launch of a report on Britain’s role in the world after Brexit.
On the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he will say: ‘Britain has taken a leading role in the West’s efforts to defeat this aggression and to make the point to would-be aggressors around the world.
‘In many respects, I say with some envy, taking a stronger and more effective view than the USA.’
The report, from the Centre for Brexit Policy think-tank, calls for a big increase in defence spending to sustain and strengthen the UK’s ‘special relationship’ with the US.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has also called for a rise in defence spending thanks to the ‘dangerous world’ that now exists
Mr Bolton was sacked by Mr Trump after spending much of his 17-month
