STOCKHOLM: Europe's military spending grew at a record pace in 2022, reaching a level unseen since the Cold War following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, global security researchers said on Monday.

The increase in Europe helped global military expenditures reach an eighth straight record at $2.24 trillion, or 2.2 percent of the world's gross domestic product (GDP), the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) said.

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