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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Wednesday that his country seeks to elevate its relationship with Britain to the highest level possible, with a primary focus on defense cooperation against Russian threats, as he prepared to depart for London.<\/p>

The United Kingdom is set to formalize a new defense and security agreement with Poland on Wednesday aimed at bolstering military cooperation amid growing hostile activities throughout Europe, according to government officials. This pact follows comparable agreements Britain has already established with France and Germany.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans to elevate relations with Britain through a new defense agreement focused on countering Russian aggression. The UK is scheduled to sign the defense and security treaty with Poland on Wednesday, following similar agreements with France and Germany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":72452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779866574552.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-iQB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72515,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/britain-and-poland-sign-defense-pact-to-counter-russian-aggression\/","url_meta":{"origin":72453,"position":0},"title":"Britain and Poland Sign Defense Pact to Counter Russian Aggression","author":"Admin","date":"May 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed a new defense and security agreement in London on Wednesday. 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