Keir Starmer has recently announced the launch of a major rearmament campaign to make Britain "a battle-ready, armor-clad nation"

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called Keir Starmer "crazed and devilish," after the UK prime minister unveiled a radical defense overhaul to make Britain "a battle-ready, armor-clad nation."

Earlier this week, Starmer revealed his cabinet's Strategic Defense Review, which includes an expansive armaments program mirroring similar efforts across NATO. He said the reforms are expected to make the British military "ten times more lethal" within the next decade.

During his TV program 'Con Maduro +' on Monday, the Venezuelan president spoke out against "the war being pushed by this reckless, crazed, and devilish prime minister named Starmer." He questioned the ethical and moral implications of Starmer's statement, adding that humanity does not need more wars.

"I make a call to the British people - to the people of London, Liverpool, and all parts of Great Britain - to respond to this desperate and deranged call from their prime minister, who is calling for war," Maduro said, urging people to stand against warmongering and militarism.

The president added that, by making these statements, Starmer "speaks on behalf of a totally decadent, worn-out elite - one that profits from arms deals and weapons manufacturing."

Prior to Starmer's remarks, UK Defense Secretary John Healey stated that London is sending "a message to Moscow" by allocating billions of pounds for new munitions plants, long-range missile systems, and other military capabilities.

Commenting on this, Maduro said the "people who lived through the First and Second World Wars are now talking about a new great war and claiming they are preparing for it."

Russia has said Western nations are increasingly using alarmist rhetoric to justify the diversion of public funds toward military spending. The Kremlin has long considered the Ukraine conflict to be a Western proxy war against Russia and has condemned the weapons supplies to Kiev, arguing that they only serve to fuel further bloodshed and hinder efforts toward a peaceful resolution.