(UTV|COLOMBO) – The US will deploy 1,000 more troops to Poland, President Donald Trump has said during a press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
President Trump said the force would be taken from America’s 52,000-strong contingent in Germany, and include drones and other military hardware.
He fell short, however, of committing to a permanent US base in the country.
It comes after offers from Warsaw to spend $2bn (£1.57bn) on building one.
The base may be called Fort Trump, President Duda quipped during his visit to the White House on Wednesday.
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