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UK and Poland sign Warsaw Defence Plan to deter Russia
The United Kingdom and Poland have signed a new defence agreement called the Warsaw Defence Plan. It is meant to deter Russian threats on Europe's Eastern flank, the eastern edge of NATO's European territory. UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met in Warsaw to launch it.
What does it mean?
Britain and Poland have agreed to work together more closely on defence, with the aim of discouraging Russia from threatening them. The deal is a formal promise to cooperate, and its details are set out in the full official source.
Who is affected?
Britain, Poland and their armed forces, along with others in the region worried about Russian threats.