UK Signs Treaty on Defense, Trade and Migration with Germany as Europe Bolsters Security
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a landmark treaty that pledges to tighten defense ties, as European nations try to protect Ukraine, and themselves, from an aggressive Russia in the face of wavering support from President Donald Trump's U.S.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a landmark treaty that pledges to tighten defense ties, as European nations try to protect Ukraine, and themselves, from an aggressive Russia in the face of wavering support from President Donald Trump's U.S.
The agreement, described by Bloomberg as part of a broader reset in ties, reflects growing concerns across Europe over Russian military aggression and doubts about U.S. commitment to NATO under President Donald Trump.
The UK and Germany have agreed a friendship treaty aimed at resetting the countries' post-Brexit relations. The treaty comes nearly a decade after Britain's vote to leave the European Union.