EUROPE IN FRAGMENTS: Poland Inks 'Nordhold Treaty' With UK to Reduce US & NATO Reliance

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk departed for London on Wednesday to sign a landmark bilateral defence and security treaty with the United Kingdom, dubbed the "Nordhold Treaty," aimed at safeguarding Poland against long-term strategic threats from Russia. The high-profile security pact is designed to diversify Warsaw's international partnerships and build independent defence alternatives as Tusk explicitly warned that Europe must prepare for an inevitable reduction of the United States' military presence on the continent. While reaffirming Poland's commitment to NATO, Tusk stated that the country cannot solely rely on the alliance's Article 5 due to potential bureaucratic delays in securing consensus from all 32 member states during an active conflict. Modeled after recent UK accords with France and Germany, the new treaty establishes a mechanism for immediate mutual military assistance, intelligence sharing, joint cybersecurity protocols, and closer cooperation on illegal migration,

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