Karol Nawrocki said during his visit to Lithuania in early May that Poland was ready to host part of the US troops being withdrawn from Germany. “We have the necessary infrastructure for this,” he emphasized then. In turn, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda also announced the readiness to deploy additional U.S. troops in his country. Now 1 thousand U.S. troops are deployed in Lithuania, in Poland there are about 10 thousand of them.
US President Donald Trump that some of the US troops stationed in Germany could be moved to Poland. “Poland would love that. We have a great relationship with Poland. I have a great relationship with the president of Poland. I like him very much. So it’s possible,” Trump said, answering questions from reporters on Friday, May 8, DW writes.
Recall, earlier US President Donald Trump confirmed plans to reduce the American military leaning in Germany. On the night of May 2, it became known that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 US troops from Germany within a year.
According to Politico, some Pentagon officials were shocked by the decision.as the withdrawal of troops from Germany was not planned until the last moment.
According to Bloomberg, Poland already spends almost 5% of GDP on defense, one of the highest among NATO countries.
