Pentagon wants to build up a military contingent in Poland

The Office does not exclude the increase in the number of US servicemen in Poland, because Poland is an ally of NATO. The US is open for talks on increasing its military contingent in Poland. This was stated to the journalists by the head of the Pentagon, James Mattis, during a meeting with the Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaschak in Washington.

The head of the US defense department stressed that Poland is America's ally in NATO. "We are deploying troops to NATO in accordance with security needs, so we are always open to such discussions," Mattis said.

Like the Baltic countries, Poland is concerned about the presence of Russian military at its borders. In 2017, the North Atlantic Alliance deployed four international battalions in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in the light of relations with Moscow, which became aggravated after the Russian annexation of the Crimea.

In addition, in late March 2018, Poland and the United States signed a contract for the supply of two Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, the total cost of the purchased systems will be 3.8 billion euros. Poland will receive them until 2022.

Recently, an agreement was reached, according to which the US will provide additional military assistance to the Baltic States for $ 170 million