Trump pledges 5,000 additional US troops to Poland

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday (local time) that the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland.

Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that "the United States will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland" in consideration of his relationship with Polish President Andrzej Duda, whom he supports.

However, it is unclear whether this statement means the resumption of the previously delayed deployment of 4,000 US troops to Poland or the redeployment of troops from Germany, where US forces are being reduced.

Some foreign media recently reported that the US had canceled its plan to deploy 4,000 US Army troops to Poland.

In response, Vice President JD Vance said at a briefing on the 19th that "this is not a troop reduction, but a normal postponement of rotation, which sometimes happens in such situations," adding, "We have not made a final decision on where the unit will be deployed."

President Trump has strongly criticized European countries that have shown a lukewarm attitude towards the US's requests for support in the Iran conflict, but he has maintained a close relationship with Poland.

On the 5th, Trump also spoke about the possibility of redeploying US troops stationed in Germany to Poland, saying, "Poland would want that," and "We have a great relationship with Poland."

President Duda has also publicly requested that US troops withdrawing from Germany be sent to Poland.

Currently, there are about 500 US troops permanently stationed in Poland, and about 10,000 US troops are stationed there on a rotational basis.