US President Donald Trump announced, via the Truth Social website, that the United States will send five thousand additional troops to Poland.
He explained this decision by “the successful election of the current President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, whom I proudly supported, and our relations.” [с ним]».
He did not provide any other details.
In mid-May, the American newspaper Army Times wrote that the United States had canceled the transfer of one armored brigade to Poland, which included more than four thousand soldiers. Politico sources confirmed information that Washington will reduce the size of the US military contingent in Poland. More than 10,000 American soldiers are stationed in Poland on a rotational basis.
In early May, Trump ordered the withdrawal of five thousand American troops from Germany. Because of this decision, the number of American forces in Europe will return to the level it was before the start of a large-scale war between Russia and Ukraine.