US troops will remain in Poland and the United States is ready to increase their numbers if the Polish side requests it. This was stated at the White House by US President Donald Trump after a meeting with the new Polish President Karol Nawrocki. According to Reuters and AP, it was the first foreign trip of the Polish head of state since his inauguration in August.
During the joint address, Trump praised Poland's defense spending and reminded the audience that Poland is one of the few allies that spends significantly more on the military than the mandatory two percent of GDP. If Poland shows interest, we are prepared to do even more," the US president said. According to AP, Trump was responding to concerns that some US military capabilities could be moved to the Indo-Pacific region.
Reuters stressed that the main topics of the meeting were security guarantees, Russian aggression against Ukraine and energy cooperation. According to Reuters, Trump also boasted that he had supported the candidacy of Karol Nawrocki in the past, who subsequently won the election. A symbolic gesture of the meeting was a flyover of US F-16 and F-35 jets over Washington.
President Trump did not specify specific numbers of US troops. However, the long-term data of the US administration speak of about ten thousand members of the US armed forces operating in Poland in rotations. A key role is played by the U.S. Army's V Corps headquarters in Poznan, known as Camp Kosciuszko, which also houses the first permanent U.S. garrison in the country. This infrastructure has been built upon by the emerging facility known as USAG Poland. This information has been confirmed in the past by both the US State Department and the Polish Ministry of Defence.
Poland, meanwhile, is one of the biggest "spending hawks" in the alliance. According to NATO and Reuters data, Warsaw will spend about 4.7 to 4.8 percent of its GDP on the military this year, the highest share among member states. At the same time, the alliance announced this year for the first time in its history that all 32 members met the minimum 2 percent target.
Nawrocki, who took office on August 6, 2025, is a historian and amateur boxer. His quick trip to Washington is intended to strengthen personal ties with President Trump and solidify the US presence in Central Europe, according to the AP. The move is also seen as a signal toward both Moscow and Kiev. As Washington strengthens its commitment to NATO's eastern flank, parts of the US political debate are questioning the extent of the United States' long-term engagement in Europe.
The British daily The Guardian pointed out that the visit also highlighted internal political tensions in Warsaw. According to the newspaper, the president's active foreign policy contrasts with some of the government's positions, especially regarding its relationship with Ukraine.
On the same day, Trump also indicated a willingness to deploy federal troops to combat crime in selected US cities, specifically mentioning New Orleans. However, according to the US news server Politico, the White House separated the issue from the meeting with the Polish president.
Reuters recalled that US troops in Europe will undergo a major transformation after 2022. The creation of a permanent garrison in Poland and the strengthening of logistics hubs from the Baltic to the Black Sea are meant to deter Russia and accelerate any possible redeployment of forces. Washington is now making clear that Poland will remain a key linchpin of this arrangement - and if Warsaw demands it, there may be even more of that linchpin.
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