The White House gave the green light to a permanent US base in Poland

"The White House gave the green light"

The head of the presidential Office of International Policy emphasized that the White House gave the green light to the construction of a permanent US base in Poland

President Trump explicitly wrote this on September 17, but executively it must be implemented by the Pentagon, the Ministry of National Defense and the Polish army, and we will definitely know whether the base has been established or not when, I hope, President Trump will one day come to open this base in Poland - Przydacz said on Friday during a briefing after meetings at the White House and the Department of State, among others. about the database.

He added that then we will be 100% sure that it was created.

At this stage there is a political decision that needs to be implemented, he said.

Permanent US base in Poland

Poland is trying to ensure that the presence of American soldiers on the Vistula River ceases to be primarily rotational and becomes permanent. This time, however, it is not only about the political slogan "Fort Trump". Warsaw has begun a formal process aimed at establishing a permanent base of the United States Armed Forces in Poland.

The talks are taking place not only at the presidential level, but also at the governmental level. In September, a Pentagon delegation led by William Cappelletti came to Poland and was appointed to lead talks on the American side regarding strengthening the presence of US troops in Poland. Representatives of the US European Command also participated in the meetings.

A schedule was then established for further consultations, meetings in Poland and the United States, and the establishment of working groups to deal with the details. For Warsaw, the goal is clear: to permanently anchor the American military presence in Poland. Poland is therefore trying to convince the Donald Trump administration that even if the American presence on the continent changes, NATO's eastern flank - and especially Poland - should be treated differently.

Warsaw's advantages

Warsaw has several important arguments on this issue. This is primarily due to very high defense spending, purchases of American weapons, existing infrastructure for US troops and Poland's strategic location on NATO's eastern flank. However, key questions remain unanswered: where exactly the permanent base would be built, how many American soldiers would be stationed there and how much Poland would be willing to pay for the infrastructure.

Moreover, compared to the situation a few months ago, there is one fundamental difference: we are no longer just talking about a political declaration. Specific Polish-American negotiations are underway, and their outcome may determine the presence of United States troops in Poland in the coming years.