The U.S. cuts forces on the east flank of NATO. We know about their military in Poland

The United States has announced a decision to reduce the number of soldiers stationed in Romania. due to the fact that the American troops are besides present in Poland, questions arose about their further stay on the Vistula River. On Wednesday evening, the head of the MON provided fresh information on the matter.


"From my erstwhile talks with Pete Hegseth and today's talks with Deputy Minister of National Defence Paweł Zalewski and Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army, General Wiesław Kukuła, with our allies, we have obtained confirmation that there will be no simplification of the presence of American troops in Poland" - wrote on Wednesday evening in the service of MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

US soldiers will stay in Poland

"The Soyusz of Poland and the USA is strong and carries concrete actions to strengthen security," he stressed.



Earlier that day, it was reported that the United States was planning to reduce the number of its troops stationed on the east NATO flank, including those to be deployed at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania. The Romanian Ministry of Defence informed this, as quoted by Reuters.

The hotel reported that the decision was expected to change Washington's priorities. About 1,000 American soldiers will stay in Romania. At the same time, between 1,000 and 1,200 military men who completed the rotation a period ago will not be replaced.

Americans partially retreat from Romania

"American decision marks the end of brigade rotation, the elements of which were stationed in respective NATO countries," reported the Romanian Ministry. The U.S. Command underlined in turn that this decision does not mean the U.S. withdrawing from Europe or weakening its engagement in NATO.

Reuters besides recalls that the European Union and NATO-owned Romania share a 650 km land border with Ukraine. Over the past 2 years, Romanian airspace has been more than 20 times violated by Russian drones, and mines have drifted in the Black Sea repeatedly, threatening key trade and energy routes.

On the another hand, Italy's defence minister Guido Crosetto, in an interview with Sky Station, recalled that the process of shifting US priorities began behind Barack Obama's presidency. “The United States is focusing on competing with China and Europe must warrant its own defence,” Crosetto stressed.

At the same time, as far as Poland is concerned, the president of the United States announced during the September gathering with Karol Nawrocki that US soldiers would stay in Poland. – We have very peculiar relations with Poland. We never even thought about withdrawing soldiers from Poland – Trump declared in the Oval Office in the White House.