A UK-Poland treaty was formalised after talks between the prime minister and Poland’s prime minister at RAF Northolt. The agreement is framed as a generational uplift in security and defence cooperation. It targets support for defence jobs, improved border security, and joint responses to cyber attacks. It also aims to dismantle organised crime groups and address migrant smuggling through shared solutions. The treaty identifies Russia as the most significant long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security and calls for countering its malign actions. It reaffirms an ironclad commitment to Nato and highlights shared values such as rule of law and human rights.
"“There's no greater challenge for either of our countries than the challenge of Russian aggression, and we see that not just in Ukraine itself, but beyond Ukraine, impacting on our own countries. ”So that's the context in which we sign what is actually a generational uplift in the relationship on security and defence between our two countries.”"
"“shared values”, including rule of law and human rights, provided the “foundation of the treaty”. He said some people “might say these values are now old-fashioned and obsolete, but they are important for us and for our nations”."
"The treaty text said it aims to “strengthen close co-operation in security and defence and preparing for the challenges facing” both the UK and Poland “and Europe as a whole”. It identifies Russia as “the most significant long-term threat” to Euro-Atlantic security and the “need to counter its malign actions”."
"It also reaffirms the UK and Poland's “ironclad commitment” to Nato and speaks of migrant smuggling being a “shared challenge requiring joint solutions”."
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