The us Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has sealed an agreement for the transfer of troops from Germany to Poland. On Saturday in Warsaw with the Polish defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, signed the Treaty allowed American troops access to additional military facilities in Poland, allows for a modernization and regulates the distribution of the costs.
As a result, there will be in Poland in the future, not only more soldiers and more infrastructure of the American army, said the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda. "It is also reinforced with a guarantee that our soldiers will be in the case of any danger – whether this is a threat for Poland or for the United States – shoulder-to-shoulder."
Currently, the United States stationed 4500 soldiers in Poland. According to a consultation last year, 1000 more are to be added. In July, the American Ministry of defence announced that about 12,000 soldiers from Germany to be deducted, of which 5600 and other European countries will be laid, in addition to Poland, to Italy and Belgium. Also command centers for exit from Germany. The foreign headquarters of the V corps to be relocated in the coming year to Poland.
The American President Donald Trump has accused Germany again and again, not as promised two percent of its gross domestic product for defense spending, which he incorrectly referred to as "Nato-fee". The Two-percent target is targeted for 2024. 2019 Germany gave 1.38 per cent of GDP for defence, Italy 1.22 percent, and Belgium, to 0.93 percent.
Date Of Update: 15 August 2020, 13:20
