US troops returning to Poland in ‘coming weeks,’ defense minister says

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The rotation of U.S. service members in Poland, which was paused by the Pentagon earlier this year, will return to the Central European country in the “coming weeks,” Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday.

“The rotational presence of American troops in Poland, which was suspended a few weeks ago, is being resumed,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said during an event in Bydgoszcz, a city in northern Poland. “It will continue, and in the coming weeks this process will be fully implemented.”

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.

The defense minister said he received the update from U.S. officials, including Deputy U.S. Ambassador to Poland Stephanie Holmes.

In May, the Pentagon paused the long-planned deployment of 4,000 service members to Poland, blindsiding some defense officials and drawing ire from lawmakers in both parties. There are around 10,000 U.S. troops stationed in Poland.

After lawmakers expressed frustration and concerns over the move, President Trump said later that month that 5,000 troops would be sent to Poland.

Recently, some Republican lawmakers said that despite Trump’s announcement, the Pentagon has not followed through. They warned they could vote against the Trump administration’s $88 billion Iran war supplemental package if the troops are not sent over to Poland.

“The president’s directed it, but he’s not done it, so I’d like to see him act on that,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, told reporters late last month.

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