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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Poland expects Trump to honor NATO deployment pledge
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA spokesman for the Polish president says Poland cares a lot whether US President-elect Donald Trump will implement NATO decisions to deploy military deterrence forces in Poland and the Baltic states.
Marek Magierowski says on state Radio 1 Wednesday that it is a priority for Poland to see the implementation of a NATO decision to base four battalions in the region, including a US armored brigade to be stationed in Poland, and also the construction of a US missile defense base.
The region is concerned for its security amid Russia’s rising military assertiveness, while Moscow sees Trump’s election as a potential game-changer in fraught US-Russian ties under Obama.
Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz says he expects US-Polish ties to be even better under Trump as president.
— AP
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