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Warsaw, Washington decide to increase number of US troops in Poland

US Materials 30 April 2019 04:01 (UTC +04:00)
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced during a televised speech that Warsaw and Washington had decided to increase the US military presence in the country
Warsaw, Washington decide to increase number of US troops in Poland

Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced during a televised speech that Warsaw and Washington had decided to increase the US military presence in the country, Trend reported citing Sputnik.

"We can say: the decision to increase the number of American troops in Poland has been made," Blaszczak said.

Poland currently stations around 4,000 US troops, which were deployed in the country as part of NATO's mission.

During Duda's visit to Washington in September, Trump announced that the United States was considering establishing its permanent military base in Poland. The Polish president offered to pay around $2 billion of the total costs and suggested that the base should be named Fort Trump.

US Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher said in February that Washington could increase its military presence in Poland by hundreds of troops.

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