US president Donald Trump has pledged to send at least 1,000 extra troops to Poland to deter Russian aggression.
He also praised Poland's nationalist-populist government, while again attacking Germany on defence spending and on its Russia gas pipeline.
Trump signed the military deal with Polish president Andrzej Duda in Washington on Wednesday (12 June).
The accord stipulated that Poland would pay for "basing and infrastructure for 1,000 American troops".
But Trump...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.