Show Notes
The United States is sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland after President Trump overruled the Pentagon and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth who had announced plans to ditch the deployment.
President Trump cited his strong relationship with the Polish President Karol Nawrocki who he endorsed when he ran for office last May.
The move to send more troops to Poland comes as the US reduces its military presence in Germany, pulling out 5,000 troops after Chancellor Merz angered Trump over the Iran war.
It highlights Poland’s growing role as a key US ally, driven by its strong defence spending, alignment with Trump policies, and increasingly strained relations between Washington and other European partners.
But the country’s pro-EU and left-liberal PM, Donald Tusk, is playing the other side of the transatlantic alliance, by pushing for further defence cooperation with the EU.
Can Poland have its cake and eat it?
Joining Enda Brady for this discussion:
Frank Rose Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Liliana Smiech International Affairs Director at Ludovika University
Jan Nowina-Witkowski Political Journalist
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