Britain and Germany signed a treaty Thursday to stand together on defense and migration, among other matters.
July 17 Britain and Germany signed a treaty Thursday to stand together on defense and migration, among other matters.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met Thursday and held a joint press conference in London to discuss what has been dubbed the « Kensington Treaty », a 30-article document that promises cooperation on several aspects.
« I’m working with Germany to deliver results for British people », Starmer posted to X Thursday. Merz also posted online, and wrote that the treaty marks « a historic day for German-British relations. »
A specific focus of the accord is on defense, as the document identifies « the Russian Federation’s brutal war of aggression on the European continent as the most significant and direct threat to their security.
