US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States will deploy 5,000 troops to Poland. He made the comments days after Washington announced the postponement of the originally planned deployment as part of broader changes to the deployment of US forces in Europe. TASR informs about it according to the reports of the agencies AFP, DPA and Reuters.
“I am pleased to announce that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland,” Trump said on his social network Truth Social, adding that this decision is based on his close relationship with Polish President Karol Nawrocky.
Trump hosted Nawrocki at the White House a year ago and endorsed him at a key moment before the Polish election, which Nawrocki won. In September, he met with him again at the White House and said that the US could increase its military presence in Poland, while also pledging to ensure the country’s defense. The head of the White House did not provide further details on Thursday, such as when and from where American soldiers will be sent to Poland.
However, his statements apparently related to the deployment of several thousand American soldiers to this European country, the circumstances of which remained unclear for several days, world agencies write. Last week, U.S. officials said the deployment of 4,000 U.S. troops to Poland had been canceled, in what was seen as the latest move by the Trump administration to reduce the number of troops stationed on the territory of European NATO allies.
US Vice President JD Vance then said on Tuesday that the troop deployment had been delayed, not cancelled, adding that Trump had not yet made a “final decision” on the matter. But Vance added that Europe must stand up “on its own two feet” as the US president continues his efforts to push European allies to take more responsibility for their defense. In early May, the US Department of Defense announced that Washington would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.
