In shift, Trump announces deployment of 5,000 US troops to Poland

The United States is deploying 5,000 troops to Poland, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday.

Trump, in a Truth Social post, wrote that the decision was sparked by the “successful election” of Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki, whom he “was proud to endorse.”

This comment was met with some consternation, however, since Nawrocki was elected almost a year ago and inaugurated last August. Trump’s social media post added that the deployment was also a byproduct of “our relationship” with the Polish president.

The move came more than a week after the U.S. Army had abruptly canceled the deployment of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, to Poland.

Sean Parnell, a spokesman for the Department of Defense, on Tuesday called it a “temporary delay” as part of the administration’s plan to scale back the total number of Brigade Combat Teams assigned to Europe from four to three.

“This decision was the result of a comprehensive, multilayered process focused on U.S. force posture in Europe,” he asserted.

Parnell went on to hail Poland for demonstrating “both the ability and resolve to defend itself,” noting that “other NATO allies should follow suit.”

In recent months, the president has reevaluated America’s military posture across Europe, amid his mounting exasperation with the alliance in relation to the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran.

Trump’s view is that NATO allies should have rendered greater and more meaningful assistance, especially with regard to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Broadly speaking, the other nations have countered that they have no obligation, and little desire, to involve themselves in a war of choice launched by the U.S. president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump, following a war of words with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, announced a retrenchment of the American military footprint in Germany. The Pentagon initially said in April that it would pull roughly 5,000 troops out of the country, but Trump intimated that a substantially bigger drawdown was under consideration.

The reduction of force from Germany is expected to be completed within the next six to 12 months, according to the Pentagon.

Tanya Noury is a reporter for Military Times and Defense News, with coverage focusing on the White House and Pentagon.

美国将向波兰部署5000名士兵，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周四宣布。

特朗普在 Truth Social 上发帖称，这一决定是由波兰总统卡罗尔·纳沃茨基“成功当选”引发的，他“很荣幸能够支持纳沃茨基”。

然而，这一评论引起了一些不满，因为纳沃茨基当选总统已近一年，并于去年八月就职。特朗普在社交媒体上补充说，此次部署也是“我们与波兰总统关系”的副产品。

此前一周多，美国陆军突然取消了第一骑兵师第二装甲旅战斗队向波兰的部署。

国防部发言人肖恩·帕内尔周二称，这是政府将派往欧洲的旅级战斗队总数从四个减少到三个的计划的一部分，属于“暂时推迟”。

他断言：“这一决定是经过全面、多层次的考量后做出的，重点是美军在欧洲的兵力部署。”

帕内尔接着赞扬波兰展现了“保卫自身的能力和决心”，并指出“其他北约盟国也应该效仿”。

近几个月来，由于对美以联合打击伊朗的行动中盟军的表现日益不满，总统重新评估了美国在欧洲的军事态势。

特朗普认为，北约盟国本应提供更大、更有意义的援助，尤其是在重新开放霍尔木兹海峡方面。而其他国家则普遍反驳说，它们既没有义务，也无意卷入这场由美国总统和以色列总理内塔尼亚胡挑起的战争。

在与德国总理弗里德里希·默茨发生口水战后，特朗普宣布缩减美国在德国的军事存在。五角大楼最初在4月份表示将从德国撤出约5000名士兵，但特朗普暗示，更大规模的撤军正在考虑之中。

据五角大楼称，从德国撤军预计将在未来六到十二个月内完成。

Tanya Noury 是《军事时报》和《防务新闻》的记者，她的报道主要集中在白宫和五角大楼。