WARSAW — Poland and Germany have formalized a new bilateral defense agreement, with the defense ministers of both nations announcing the deal on Wednesday as Poland works to strengthen its alliances amid what it considers a growing threat from Russia.
The new pact is part of a broader effort by Poland to build a network of defense partnerships across Europe. Warsaw has already completed similar defense treaties with France and Britain, and negotiations are currently underway with Italy.
Speaking at a joint press conference alongside Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Poland’s Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz outlined the scope of the agreement. “The defence agreement… opens up new areas for cooperation. In the field of cybersecurity, joint responsibility, joint command in the Baltic, new technologies,” he said.
Kosiniak-Kamysz added that the deal also addresses military logistics and infrastructure. “It opens up new opportunities regarding military mobility as well as the development of infrastructure for this mobility between our states,” he said.
The signing carried symbolic weight as well — the document was finalized on the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Polish-German Treaty of Good Neighbourly Relations and Friendly Cooperation.
