Rishi Sunak is pledging a chunk of Britain’s Armed Forces to Poland with a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft being deployed to patrol its airspace. The agreement, detailed in news outlet Interia, was concluded between Mr Sunak and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk.
At a news conference at the Polish Prime Minister’s chancellery, Sunak declared that there was a great bond between the two countries.
He added that Poland and Britain would be forever allies and recalled the heroic exploits of Polish pilots fighting with the UK during WW2.
« We will strengthen our cooperation in all formats. Typhoon fighters will patrol Polish airspace. We will also send 16,000 soldiers in support, » he said.
« Poland is at the heart of ensuring security throughout Europe. »
The British prime minister said the two countries were exploring possibilities to cooperate in arms production.
Mr Tusk said the two prime ministers wanted to help create a coordinated security policy that will cover all of Europe and the UK.
« It’s time to end the period of competition and competition between various initiatives for the defence of Europe, » he said.
« Now we need readiness and commitment. The Polish-British agenda is long and broad. »
The UK also pledged this week an additional £500m to Kyiv on top of the £2.5bn allocated for this financial year.
Rishi Sunak wants to emphasise the UK’s role in defending Ukraine, as well as its NATO allies.
Mr Sunak heads next to Berlin to meet the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday, as he seeks to build closer ties with Europe’s leaders.
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