Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he still wants the U.K. to join the European Union’s flagship €150 billion ($178 billion) defense fund after negotiations last year ended in failure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/starmer-uk-eu-defense-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #uk #eu #europe #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #defense