France, May 22 -- The announcement came just two days after US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that a planned deployment to Poland had been delayed, and weeks after Washington announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

President Donald Trump linked the deployment directly to his relationship with Polish leader Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist politician who took office in 2025.

Trump met Nawrocki at the White House in September and raised the possibility of increasing the American troop presence in Poland.

"Based on the successful election of the now president of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additiona...