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Trump backs permanent U.S. base in Poland
President Trump says the U.S. has made major progress on plans for a permanent Army base in Poland, as the NATO ally faces growing threats from Russia's war in Ukraine.
In brief
President Trump says the U.S. has made major progress on plans for a permanent Army base in Poland, as the NATO ally faces growing threats from Russia's war in Ukraine. Trump announced major progress on establishing a permanent U.S. Army base in Poland, citing the NATO ally's concerns over Russia's war spreading to…
Trump announces base progress
President Trump said Thursday the U.S. has made major progress on plans for a permanent Army base in Poland. He called it a historic step for the U.S.-Poland alliance.
“If this goes ahead, the location will be announced very soon.”
Poland fears Russian escalation
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned of a real risk that Russian drones or projectiles could enter NATO territory on the eastern flank and cause destruction.
“real risk that drones or other types of projectiles will enter the territory of one or several countries on the NATO eastern flank and even cause destruction.”
Russia's new drone threat
Russia is using a new generation of jet-powered attack drones that fly faster and at higher altitudes than older propeller-driven weapons, making them harder to intercept.
Attack near Polish border
On Sunday, a Russian drone struck a passenger train inside Ukraine carrying foreign dignitaries including former CIA Director David Petraeus, forcing evacuation near the Polish border.
Zelenskyy suspects deliberate targeting
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News he believes Russia knew Americans were on the train and deliberately struck it as part of a strategy to intimidate foreign leaders.
“I think that they knew.”
Poland reinforces its border
Poland's Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said soldiers from an engineering regiment are reinforcing border guard infrastructure with Hesco bastions and new observation posts.
Trump's shifting deployment plans
In May, Vice President JD Vance said media outlets overreacted to a canceled deployment of four thousand U.S. forces to Poland. Two days later, Trump announced five thousand troops would deploy.
Allies find U.S. stance confusing
Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard called the U.S. position on NATO joint defense confusing and not always easy to navigate. Roughly ten thousand U.S. forces are currently in Poland on a rotational basis.
“confusing indeed, and not always easy to navigate.”
The one thing
Trump announced major progress on establishing a permanent U.S. Army base in Poland, citing the NATO ally's concerns over Russia's war spreading to its territory.
