On Tuesday, 25 November 2025, in Warsaw, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met with France’s Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans, Catherine Vautrin.
Photos: corporal Wojciech Król/Polish Ministry Of National Defence
Support for Ukraine in its fight and the pursuit of a just peace, cooperation between the defense industries, joint military exercises, and collaboration within the SAFE program – these were the main topics of the meeting between the Polish and French defense ministers.
“We are faithful and loyal allies. We are economic partners, the strongest states in Europe building defense and deterrence capabilities. Together with the E5 group countries, we constitute the strength and security of Europe. Cooperation between our countries – Poland and France – is embedded in the fundamental principle of building Europe’s strength. There will be no strong Europe without a strong Poland and a strong France, without cooperation between our states, our governments, and our citizens,” said the head of the Polish Ministry of National Defense.
During the meeting, the Minister of National Defence thanked France for the support it provided to Poland in September 2025 (Polish Military Counterintelligence Investigates Russian Gerbera Drones That Violated Polish Airspace).
“I want to thank the Minister for the quick and united reaction after the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones. This was the first operation of its kind, where unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian Federation were shot down over the territory of a NATO member state. Thank you for strengthening Operation Eastern Sentry,” said Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz (Polish President Decides on NATO Troop Presence).
