Trump: USA deploys an additional 5,000 soldiers to Poland

He justified his decision with his good relationship with Polish right-wing conservative President Karol Nawrocki. The Pole won the run-off election for the presidency in mid-2025 and visited Trump in the Oval Office in Washington the following fall. The two politicians had made their sympathy for each other clear at the time.

Recent US media reports caused unrest in Poland

Last week, Poland denied reports that the country was affected by the halt to the deployment of a combat brigade of more than 4,000 US soldiers to Europe. "The number of American soldiers in Poland will not be reduced," said Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz in Warsaw. On the contrary, his country is continuing to work on increasing the number of US troops.

The defence minister went on to say that the withdrawal of around 5,000 US soldiers from Germany announced by Trump would result in a reorganization of American troops in Europe. This could lead to other brigades being sent to individual countries. Kosiniak-Kamysz said that this may explain the confusion caused by reports in the US media.

Poland's Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk also countered the reports and referred to the neighboring country to the west. "This is not true. This communication concerns Germany. It does not concern Poland. Poland is continuously striving to strengthen the American troop presence," he wrote on X.

Previously, the Wall Street Journal, among others, had reported, citing a Pentagon official, that the US Department of Defense had halted the deployment of the combat brigade to Europe. The soldiers had actually been expected to be stationed in Poland for a nine-month deployment.

Announced troop reduction in Germany

Around three weeks ago, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the withdrawal of around 5,000 US soldiers from Germany, following criticism of Trump's actions in Iran from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Poland then reaffirmed its willingness to accept more US soldiers. According to information from US military circles, around 7,400 soldiers were stationed in Poland as of the middle of this month. Most of them rotate regularly between various US military bases in Europe.