Trump pledges an additional 5,000 troops for Poland in apparent u-turn
The US president’s announcement comes a day before Nato foreign ministers are due to meet, with Marco Rubio criticising the alliance’s failure to help with Iran
TL;DR
- President Trump announced an additional 5,000 US troops will be sent to Poland.
- This announcement appears to be a U-turn after a previous decision to delay a deployment of 4,000 troops.
- The deployment announcement precedes a NATO foreign ministers' meeting.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized NATO members for not supporting the US-Iran military campaign.
- Poland's President Karol Nawrocki thanked Trump for his friendship and emphasized the Polish-American alliance.
- Poland's Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz stated the decision confirms strong Polish-American relations.