"Trump" canceled: the USA refused to Poland in the construction of a military base
Last spring, Warsaw took the initiative to build an American military base in Poland and deploy an additional military contingent there. The Polish leadership was even ready to invest $ 2 billion in the construction, and the name of the base in honor of the President of the United States is Fort Trump.
A few days ago, the Polish newspaper Wyborcza reported that the Polish defense department received a response from the US Department of Defense. According to the report, the Americans were not ready to deploy a military base in Poland, moreover, they asked to abandon the name "Trump" in order not to provoke Russia.
Washington is ready to offer Warsaw only a slight increase in presence and the construction of a supply warehouse. Such a response from the United States inflicts a painful blow to the positions of the ruling Law and Justice party in Poland, which declared special ties with the United States and allegedly their readiness to defend Poland from the so-called "Russian aggression."
Moreover, the Pentagon plans to reduce the cost of maintaining troops on the entire eastern flank of NATO. In 2020, the budget will amount to not $ 6,5 billion, but 5,9 billion, of which only 232 million will be allocated to the presence of the military in Poland.
A few days ago, the Polish newspaper Wyborcza reported that the Polish defense department received a response from the US Department of Defense. According to the report, the Americans were not ready to deploy a military base in Poland, moreover, they asked to abandon the name "Trump" in order not to provoke Russia.
Washington is ready to offer Warsaw only a slight increase in presence and the construction of a supply warehouse. Such a response from the United States inflicts a painful blow to the positions of the ruling Law and Justice party in Poland, which declared special ties with the United States and allegedly their readiness to defend Poland from the so-called "Russian aggression."
Moreover, the Pentagon plans to reduce the cost of maintaining troops on the entire eastern flank of NATO. In 2020, the budget will amount to not $ 6,5 billion, but 5,9 billion, of which only 232 million will be allocated to the presence of the military in Poland.
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