{"id":8929,"date":"2026-05-26T19:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/8929\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:50:08","slug":"poland-britain-to-sign-defence-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/8929\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland, Britain to sign defence treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poland\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0Kingdom\u00a0will\u00a0sign\u00a0a\u00a0defence\u00a0treaty\u00a0in\u00a0London\u00a0today,\u00a0Polish\u00a0Prime\u00a0Minister\u00a0Donald\u00a0Tusk\u00a0said\u00a0yesteray.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0historic\u00a0moment\u00a0because,\u00a0after\u00a0having\u00a0signed\u00a0a\u00a0treaty\u00a0in\u00a0Nancy\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0French\u00a0Republic,\u00a0Poland\u00a0will\u00a0sign\u00a0this\u00a0treaty\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0United\u00a0Kingdom\u00a0tomorrow,&#8221;\u00a0Tusk\u00a0told\u00a0reporters\u00a0in\u00a0Warsaw.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0security\u00a0and\u00a0defence\u00a0pact,\u00a0which\u00a0Tusk\u00a0will\u00a0sign\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0British\u00a0counterpart\u00a0Keir\u00a0Starmer,\u00a0paves\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0for\u00a0joint\u00a0military\u00a0exercises\u00a0and\u00a0information-sharing,\u00a0and\u00a0will\u00a0also\u00a0cover\u00a0co-operation\u00a0in\u00a0cyber\u00a0and\u00a0health\u00a0security,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Polish\u00a0government.<\/p>\n<p>Poland\u00a0\u2014\u00a0an\u00a0EU\u00a0and\u00a0Nato\u00a0member\u00a0state\u00a0\u2014\u00a0shares\u00a0its\u00a0eastern\u00a0border\u00a0with\u00a0Russia,\u00a0Belarus\u00a0and\u00a0Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0that\u00a0geography\u00a0means\u00a0instability\u00a0has\u00a0become\u00a0a\u00a0reality\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0former\u00a0Warsaw\u00a0Pact\u00a0country,\u00a0Tusk\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Certainly\u00a0not\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0month,\u00a0but\u00a0for\u00a0years,\u00a0given\u00a0the\u00a0neighbourhood,&#8221;\u00a0he\u00a0added.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0a\u00a0result,\u00a0Poland&#8217;s\u00a0defence\u00a0pacts\u00a0with\u00a0European\u00a0countries,\u00a0alongside\u00a0its\u00a0alliance\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0US,\u00a0are\u00a0designed\u00a0to\u00a0guarantee\u00a0&#8220;total\u00a0security&#8221;,\u00a0he\u00a0added.<\/p>\n<p>Poland,\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0populous\u00a0country\u00a0on\u00a0Nato&#8217;s\u00a0eastern\u00a0flank,\u00a0spends\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0alliance\u00a0on\u00a0defence\u00a0\u2014\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a04.8%\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0gross\u00a0domestic\u00a0product\u00a0this\u00a0year\u00a0alone.<\/p>\n<p>At\u00a0the\u00a0beginning\u00a0of\u00a0May,\u00a0Warsaw\u00a0signed\u00a0a\u00a0loan\u00a0agreement\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0European\u00a0Commission\u00a0to\u00a0finance\u00a0the\u00a0modernisation\u00a0of\u00a0its\u00a0army\u00a0and\u00a0arms\u00a0industry,\u00a0under\u00a0which\u00a0it\u00a0will\u00a0receive\u00a0nearly\u00a044bn\u00a0euros.<\/p>\n<p>Last\u00a0year,\u00a0Poland\u00a0and\u00a0France\u00a0signed\u00a0a\u00a0treaty\u00a0of\u00a0friendship\u00a0and\u00a0enhanced\u00a0co-operation,\u00a0which\u00a0includes\u00a0defence\u00a0and\u00a0mutual\u00a0assistance\u00a0clauses\u00a0that\u00a0France,\u00a0a\u00a0nuclear\u00a0power,\u00a0reserves\u00a0for\u00a0its\u00a0closest\u00a0allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Related Story<\/p>\n<p>           <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulf-times.com\/article\/726048\/international\/uslatin-america\/rubio-tells-nato-allies-to-face-up-to-troop-cuts-in-europe\" title=\"Rubio tells Nato allies to face up to troop cuts in Europe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnx.premiumread.com\/?url=https:\/\/gulf-times.com\/gulftimes\/uploads\/images\/2026\/05\/22\/449007.jpg&amp;w=400&amp;q=100&amp;f=webp\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid rounded\" alt=\"United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with journalists during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday, May 22, 2026.     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