The US Army has announced the deduction of soldiers from a Polish base. The location near the Ukrainian border is an important hub for military deliveries to the attacked country.
Poland responded to an announcement from the United States to deduct soldiers from an important base near the Polish border with Ukraine. This is not a complete withdrawal of the US troops from the country, said Polish President Andrzej Duda. Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote in online service X that US soldiers would continue to be stationed in Poland, “but” in other places “.
The US Army had announced on Monday that military equipment and staff from the base in Jasionka in the southeast of the country and wanted to move to other parts of the country. The army did not say how many soldiers leave Jasionka and where they are laid. In Poland, 10,000 US soldiers are currently being rotated.
Decision planned for months
The decision to move soldiers and equipment is the result of “months of considerations and planning”, which were closely coordinated with Poland and the NATO allies, explained the US Army office for Europe and Africa. The decision was made at the NATO summit in Washington in July 2024.
Us soldiers had been stationed in Jasionka in Jasionka shortly before the beginning of the Ukraine War in February 2022. The base is an important hub for the delivery of a large part of the military aid to Ukraine. According to Poland's Minister of Defense Kosiniak-Kamysz, the tasks that have previously been taken over by the US soldiers in Jasionka are now being taken on “by other allies”. NATO will take responsibility for the missions in Jasionka, he said.
Planned further deductions?
Meanwhile, the Trump government, according to a media report, is examining 10,000 soldiers from Eastern Europe. The US broadcaster NBC reported on six anonymous sources in the United States and Europe, Romania and Poland could be affected by the step. There was no official confirmation of the Pentagon for the time being.
