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Poland says US troop deployment delayed, not canceled

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May 20, 2026 3:53 AM EDT

A U.S. soldier installs an AS3 interceptor, part of a modular American-made AI-powered counter-drone system, MEROPS on the back of a truck during a presentation at a polygon in Nowa Deba, Poland, November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

By Anna Koper

WARSAW, May ‌20 (Reuters) - Poland's defence ​minister ​said no decisions have been made to reduce the number of American troops in the country and recent U.S. ‌moves may only temporarily delay their deployment, after meeting ⁠U.S. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Christopher Mahoney.

Vice President JD Vance ‌told reporters on Tuesday ‌a U.S. troop deployment to Poland had been delayed, but that it was not accurate to say the troops were being withdrawn ​from Europe.

Poland was earlier alarmed by reports the Pentagon had canceled plans to deploy 4,000 U.S troops in the country. Officials ⁠tried to reassure Poles that this was not the case.

"Decisions that are made in the ​U.S. and their consequences may temporarily delay the deployment of U.S. forces to Poland, which is exactly what we ​said--that there was no decision to ‌reduce them, only a temporary suspension," Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters after meeting Mahoney.

Earlier this month, the Pentagon said ⁠it would withdraw 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, in part due to a widening rift between U.S. President Donald Trump and Europe linked to ⁠the Iran conflict.

Poland says its role as a hub for military and other ​supplies to Ukraine, following Moscow's full-scale invasion, has made it a target for Russian spies gathering intelligence and carrying out acts of sabotage.

The country plans to ‌spend 4.8% of its GDP on defence this year, the highest percentage in NATO, and underlines it ‌has always been a loyal partner to the U.S.

"Poland is a model ⁠ally," Kosiniak-Kamysz said, adding it ‌was working together on "plans ​for the deployment of American forces in Europe."

(Reporting by Anna Koper, Pawel Florkiewicz and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk; Editing by ‌Bernadette Baum)


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