Pentagon ‘greenlit’ permanent presence of US troops in Poland, official says

The Pentagon “greenlit” the permanent presence of U.S. troops in Poland, with the final decision slated to be made by the White House in early December. As the U.S. military reviews its force posture in Europe, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth indicated to Polish officials that “everything is going in a good direction” with regard to the decision on a permanent U.S. military base in the European country, according to a recent statement released by Poland’s Ministry of National Defense following a meeting between Hegseth and Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon. “The permanent presence of US troops in Poland is our absolute priority and we will not abandon this matter,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said in the release. “We will argue for this to the very end.

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