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Poland, Germany Sign Pact Boosting NATO Eastern Defense

6/18/2026

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Poland’s deputy prime minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius signed a cooperation pact in Warsaw.
The pact mandates joint training, interoperability and defence-industry collaboration to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and sustain aid to Ukraine.
President Donald Trump urged NATO allies to raise contributions as the United States prepares to cut troops in Germany.
Poland now allocates 5 percent of GDP to defence and Germany’s constitutional amendment signals higher security budgets.

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Poland’s deputy prime minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius signed a cooperation pact in Warsaw.
The pact mandates joint training, interoperability and defence-industry collaboration to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and sustain aid to Ukraine.
President Donald Trump urged NATO allies to raise contributions as the United States prepares to cut troops in Germany.
Poland now allocates 5 percent of GDP to defence and Germany’s constitutional amendment signals higher security budgets.