Poland: Military Alliances
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the fourth report of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (CP1338), published on 24 June 2025, how the new UK agreement with Poland improve NATO’s eastern flank.
Answered by Al Carns
The UK and Poland have agreed a new Security and Defence Partnership Treaty. The treaty delivers a strategic partnership, standing together against Russia, united in defending European security including on NATO's eastern flank, and making the UK safer. It will step up our ability to counter threats to our national, economic and energy security, and tackle illegal migration and crime in the UK. The treaty will be signed when Prime Minister Tusk visits the UK on 27 May.
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