Polish Foreign Minister Explains the Deployment of U.S. Troops to Deter Russia

The deployment of American troops in Poland will have an important role in deterring Russia, said Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz. We remind that Washington wants to increase the number of troops deployed in Poland from 4.5 thousand to 5.5 thousand servicemen. According to the Polish minister, Poland needs the U.S. servicemen more than Western Europe.  Czaputowicz says that Warsaw must be ready for situations in where Russia “will want to violate international law or pursue an aggressive policy.” “Russia will think twice about using military means if there are international troops (in Poland), especially American ones,” said the minister quoted by the Polish media Polsat. The Polish Foreign Minister expects that during the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump they will manage to discuss plans for the transfer of American soldiers from Western to Eastern Europe. According to the media, there are 35 thousand U.S. servicemen in Germany and another 17 thousand civilians are working in the army. According to Jacek Czaputowicz, the United States is annoyed by the fact that the Germans “do not feel sufficiently responsible for ensuring their security”, and the United States is forced to pay for the deployment of its troops in Germany. “According to the Americans, this is not a good investment. The U.S. society is sure that Germany’s commitment to security is not well founded,” the minister added. We remind that in 2018, Donald Trump held talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda. They agreed to expand cooperation in defense and intelligence. In particular, in Poland it is planned to deploy the U.S. military command. In addition, the leaders of the two countries did not rule out the deployment of a US military base in Poland. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, plans to create a base are directed against Russia. Kommersant