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Britain is said to have already started negotiating a post-Brexit military cooperation deal with Spain.

 

France, on the other hand, does not seem to have started such discussions with London, even though French President Emmanuel Macron was specifically told before his election that maintaining defence ties with Britain was crucial and “more important” than EU military integration.

 

A trove of 20,000 emails allegedly stolen from Mr Macron's campaign headquarters in 2017, showed some of his senior advisers arguing for continued British involvement in European defence projects, while highlighting divisions between Paris and Berlin on EU defence co-operation

 

 

 

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LOL J/start.......that's straight from the Brexpress so hardly the best source! Take a read of the article reported in ElPais which makes a lot more sense!

 

Spain and the United Kingdom are negotiating a security and defense agreement meant to serve as a key element of the new cooperation sought by both sides following the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1.

 

According to Spanish diplomatic sources, the deal will cover issues such as the fight against Jihadism, cyber-defense and joint military missions; it will also contain “measures of trust” regarding the base in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula that is a source of continuous friction between both countries.

 

Together with France, the UK is Europe’s top military power. It is a nuclear power and a member of the United Nations Security Council. But the last-minute post-Brexit deal reached on December 24 does not include any chapters on foreign policy or defense, leaving the door wide open for bilateral cooperation.

 

https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2021-01-04/spain-and-uk-in-talks-for-post-brexit-military-cooperation-deal.html

 

 

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Wasn't the Express.

The rest is just the same with some alternative words.