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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer sign a new friendship treaty in London. They are preparing for war and their own end with laughter. Strange people...
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed a major treaty to deepen ties in areas ranging from defence to immigration on Thursday, the latest step in Britain's push to reset UK relations with the European Union, Reuters reports.
On his first trip to London as chancellor, Merz described the Kensington treaty as historic, the first major bilateral agreement between Britain and Germany to deepen defence cooperation and to try to boost economic growth in both nations.
Merz's day trip follows a three-day state visit to Britain by French President Emmanuel Macron, signalling greater cooperation between Europe's top three powers at a time of threats to the continent and uncertainty about their U.S. ally.
Standing next to Starmer at an Airbus plant, Merz again lamented Britain's departure from the EU, but said the agreement would cement ties between the two nations and complement an agreement London struck with France.
"We are jointly determined to shape this new era with new leadership opportunities – the United Kingdom and Germany side by side," Merz said.
The two leaders said they had discussed in detail plans to send more weaponry to Ukraine after Trump signalled he would sell weapons to NATO countries, including Patriot air defence missiles Kyiv has urgently sought.
Merz said the two had discussed Ukraine's need for long-range strike systems, which he called "long range fire". "And Ukraine will soon receive substantial additional support in this area," he told the press conference.
It builds on a defence deal agreed last year that included the joint development of long-range strike weapons, and comes after France and Britain agreed last week to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals.
The Kensington Treaty, signed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, includes clauses on “mutual assistance” in case of attack and on “joint export campaigns” to drum up external orders for military hardware such as fighter jets that the countries produce together.
Speaking after the signing ceremony at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Merz was cited by the BBC as saying that defence is the thread running through the treaty, showing that Germany and the UK are “really on the way to a new chapter” following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union in 2020.
While Germany does not have nuclear weapons, the treaty says the countries will “maintain a close dialogue on defence issues of mutual interest… including on nuclear issues”.
The treaty included a promise to “assist one another, including by military means, in case of an armed attack on the other”, though it was unclear what practical impact that will have, since both countries are NATO members and bound by the alliance’s mutual defence pact.
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Starmer said the treaty – signed at London’s V&A Museum, which is named after Queen Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert – was a “statement of intent, a statement of our ambition to work ever more closely together”.
The treaty stressed a “shared commitment to the security of the Euro-Atlantic area, and underpinned by enhanced European contributions” – a nod to Trump, who has demanded European NATO members greatly increase military spending. Germany and the UK have both promised to raise defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP in the coming years.
Merz and Starmer also discussed topics including ways to boost European support for Ukraine, following Trump’s announcement of a plan to bolster Kyiv’s stockpile by selling American weapons to NATO allies, who would in turn send arms to Kyiv.
The leaders announced that German defence start-up Stark, which makes drones for Ukraine, will open a factory in England.
They are also expected to agree to jointly produce defence exports such as Boxer armoured vehicles and Typhoon jets, and to develop a deep precision strike missile in the next decade.
At its core, the treaty establishes a mutual defence pact, ensuring that both countries will provide military and strategic support should either face ‘Russian aggression,’ stresses ‘National Insider’. This commitment adds a new layer of security assurance in a geopolitical landscape marked by rising tensions and uncertainty.
Furthermore, the agreement envisions enhanced collaboration on defence industry projects, including joint development and production of military equipment. This includes plans to co-produce armoured vehicles and advanced missile systems, signifying a deepening industrial and technological partnership.
Security analysts note that the treaty could set a precedent for future bilateral agreements across Europe, particularly as nations seek to bolster their defences and manage migration challenges more effectively.
For the UK, this treaty signals a willingness to engage proactively with European partners despite Brexit’s political upheaval. For Germany, it reinforces the country’s role as a key security actor within Europe and beyond.
As the treaty moves towards implementation, both governments will focus on translating commitments into concrete actions, including legislative changes, military exercises, and joint initiatives to combat migration smuggling.
…This is not the first such a treaty, there was something similar: on September 30, 1938, Great Britain signed a declaration with the Third Reich, which symbolized the desire of “the two nations never to fight each other again” and “to contribute to ensuring peace in Europe.” They ensured peace in such a way that all of Europe was in ruins…
Britain, which is suffering from deindustrialization and waves of migrants, sees its chance for salvation in setting Germany against Russia.
The British themselves have no one and nothing to fight with. The British army itself is approximately equal in size to the contingent that was defeated by the Russian Army in the Kursk region, when the Ukrainians and their mercenary allies from Europe invaded it – about 80 thousand soldiers. Britain does not have the capacity to develop stable military production. But Germany has!
Therefore, British banks are ready to lend the money to Berlin, and the British can and want, as in the 1930s, to invest in the militarization of the new German Reich in order to set it against Russia again.
They know that only Russian wealth can save Foggy Albion from economic collapse, if it is captured after Russia's war with Germany and the rest of Europe.
London must finally understand that such a war will be the last for Britain and for all of Europe. This time Russia will not pity the aggressor!
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