NBC: Biden will announce an extension of US troops in Poland this week

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US President Joe During a trip to Europe this week, Biden will announce the extension of the presence of a US military contingent in Poland sent in early 2022, NBC said on Monday, citing sources from the White House administration. Biden will also announce changes in the deployment of forces in the Baltic States, the TV channel said. of 2,000 American soldiers sent to Poland by the army in February. As for the deployment of troops in the Baltics, NBC does not specify what changes it is talking about.

In February 2022, when another contingent of American troops was sent to Europe (about 2 thousand people to Poland, about 1 thousand – to Germany) The Pentagon said they would be temporarily stationed there due to growing tensions in Ukraine. But now, according to a statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday, the alliance intends to strengthen battle groups on the eastern border and also increase the number of rapid reaction forces from the current 40,000 to more than 300,000 people.

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