The Pentagon and the Polish defense minister have confirmed that the United States has decided not to go ahead with the temporary deployment of 4,000 extra U.S. troops to Poland, which was linked to the withdrawal of personnel from Germany.
The decision follows the Pentagon’s announcement on May 1 that it would be reducing its military presence in Germany by 5,000 soldiers.
The Army Times originally published an article on May 13, based on anonymous sources, regarding the canceled deployment to Poland, and Politico later claimed U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made a last-minute decision that caught Pentagon officials by surprise….