Macron and Tusk Pledge Deeper Defense Ties at Summit

French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met in Gdańsk, Poland, on Monday for the first Polish-French Intergovernmental Summit, where they pledged to deepen defense cooperation in response to Russia's ongoing military threats in Europe and uncertainties surrounding U.S. commitments to NATO.

The leaders, joined by senior ministers from both governments, focused on bolstering military ties under a bilateral treaty signed last year to foster annual high-level gatherings and repair previously strained relations. Discussions covered nuclear deterrence, joint military exercises, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and shared intelligence, with both sides emphasizing the need for European unity. "Our cooperation, whether in the nuclear domain or in joint exercises, is a cooperation that knows no bounds," Tusk said during a joint news conference. Macron added that concrete progress on nuclear deterrence would follow in the coming months, including potential deployments of French warplanes capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Poland. While France would retain sole authority over any use of force, Polish forces could support efforts in early warning...