Great Britain, Germany to Sign New Defence Treaty

According to foreign media, the treaty is part of a broader push to restore EU relations with Britain and comes after French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the United Kingdom last week.

“The Agreement comes at a time when, like Europeans, we are particularly challenged in terms of security policy”, a German government official said at a press conference ahead of the trip, writes A2 CNN.

Coming nearly a decade after Britain voted to leave the EU, the treaty includes a clause on mutual assistance, which, “in light of the fight against Russian aggression against Ukraine, is very important”, the official said.

The treaty relies on a defence agreement reached last year that included joint development of long-range offensive weapons and comes after France and Britain agreed last week to reinforce co-operation on their respective nuclear arsenals. /Periscope/