#DEFENCE

Sweden and Poland have signed a new strategic partnership agreement, aiming to strengthen bilateral defense ties and regional security.

In an interview with the British newspaper *The Sunday Times*, Polish President Andrzej Duda described the country’s “Eastern Shield” initiative as a new version of the Iron Curtain.

Albin Kurti said five EU countries are holding back Kosovo’s accession.

While Poland makes headlines globally for its defense spending, the country’s arms industry is lagging behind the competition, says a report in the U.K. daily The Financial Times (FT).

The foreign ministers of Poland, Romania, and Turkey harmonize on the need to invest in the security of NATO’s eastern flank, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said.

Poland will start producing K2 tanks using South Korean technology and equipment, according to a statement made by Poland's defense minister.

The defense ministers from the Northern Group have gathered in the Lithuanian resort town of Palanga to discuss key security issues in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic regions.

In Brussels on Monday, the EU-Ukraine Defense Industries Forum convened, seeking to bolster defense cooperation with concrete initiatives and sustained military support for Kyiv, including long-term assistance.

The duo’s upcoming visit to the U.S. will cover a range of issues, including the current status of NATO and its possible enlargement.