A key feature of the upcoming pact is a mutual assistance clause stating that a strategic threat to one country will be considered a threat to the other.
Britain and Germany are set to sign a mutual defense treaty on July 17, according to a Politico report published Wednesday.
The deal, currently being finalized, follows last year’s joint declaration to strengthen bilateral ties and October’s Trinity House Agreement aimed at enhancing defense coordination amid ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine.
A key feature of the upcoming pact is a mutual assistance clause stating that a strategic threat to one country will be considered a threat to the other. The agreement also outlines plans for industrial cooperation and joint efforts to combat illegal immigration.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have both faced criticism at home over immigration levels. While former Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated the agreement, it marks a potential diplomatic win for Mr. Merz, who has sought to position Germany as Europe’s leading defense power.
Mr. Merz supports NATO’s new defense spending goal of 5% of GDP, pledging to build the continent’s largest conventional army.
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