Pentagon open to Poland’s offer to host permanent U.S. base, Polish minister says
The U.S. Department of Defense is open to Poland’s offer to host a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Brussels.
Poland has been pushing for a bigger allied presence on NATO’s eastern flank after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022.
“I had the opportunity to speak today with the Secretary of War — we discussed collective defense and cooperation,” Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters in Brussels.
“The U.S. responded positively to Poland’s proposal to establish a permanent U.S. military base in Poland.”
No decision has been taken yet, he added. Poland has so far hosted U.S. troops on a rotational basis.
On Thursday, Hegseth announced a new review of America’s troop deployments in Europe and threatened to withhold some U.S. dues to NATO if “free riding” allies did not meet their defense spending commitments.
The U.S. Department of Defense is considering Poland's proposal to establish a permanent military base in Poland following discussions between Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Brussels. Poland has been advocating for a stronger NATO presence on its eastern flank since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. No decision has been finalized yet, and the U.S. is reviewing its troop deployments in Europe.
- The U.S. is open to Poland's proposal for a permanent military base.
- Poland has hosted U.S. troops on a rotational basis.
- The discussion took place in Brussels between Polish and U.S. defense officials.
- No final decision has been made regarding the base.
- The U.S. is reviewing troop deployments in Europe.