Donald Trump has announced the surprise deployment of 5,000 additional US troops to Poland, reversing recent Pentagon plans to reduce US troop numbers in Europe. The decision was based on his relationship with Poland's newly elected president Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist ally he publicly endorsed.
Donald Trump has announced the surprise deployment of 5,000 additional US troops to Poland just weeks after vowing to dramatically cut America's military presence in Europe .
The decision was based on his relationship with Poland's newly elected president Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist ally he publicly endorsed. The announcement appeared to reverse recent Pentagon plans to reduce US troop numbers in Europe by at least 5,000 amid growing complaints from the White House that Nato allies are not doing enough for their own defence or to support the Iran war.
As of last week, some 4,000 troops from the Army's 2nd Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division were no longer en route to Poland. The cancelled deployment was part of an effort to comply with Trump's order to reduce the number of troops in Europe, according to reports. A deployment to Germany of personnel trained to fire long-range missiles also was halted.
Democrats and Republicans alike criticised the reductions as sending the wrong signal both to allies and Russian president Vladimir Putin during the war in Ukraine
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