US troopers laid from an essential Polish base | EUROtoday

The US Army has introduced the deduction of troopers from a Polish base. The location close to the Ukrainian border is a vital hub for navy deliveries to the attacked nation.

Poland responded to an announcement from the United States to deduct troopers from an essential base close to the Polish border with Ukraine. This will not be a whole withdrawal of the US troops from the nation, mentioned Polish President Andrzej Duda. Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote in on-line service X that US troopers would proceed to be stationed in Poland, “but” in different places “.

The US Army had introduced on Monday that navy gear and employees from the bottom in Jasionka within the southeast of the nation and needed to maneuver to different elements of the nation. The military didn’t say what number of troopers go away Jasionka and the place they’re laid. In Poland, 10,000 US troopers are presently being rotated.

Decision deliberate for months

The choice to maneuver troopers and gear is the results of “months of considerations and planning”, which have been intently coordinated with Poland and the NATO allies, defined the US Army workplace for Europe and Africa. The choice was made on the NATO summit in Washington in July 2024.

Us troopers had been stationed in Jasionka in Jasionka shortly earlier than the start of the Ukraine War in February 2022. The base is a vital hub for the supply of a big a part of the navy assist to Ukraine. According to Poland’s Minister of Defense Kosiniak-Kamysz, the duties which have beforehand been taken over by the US troopers in Jasionka at the moment are being taken on “by other allies”. NATO will take duty for the missions in Jasionka, he mentioned.

Planned additional deductions?

Meanwhile, the Trump authorities, in line with a media report, is inspecting 10,000 troopers from Eastern Europe. The US broadcaster NBC reported on six nameless sources within the United States and Europe, Romania and Poland might be affected by the step. There was no official affirmation of the Pentagon in the meanwhile.