NATO plans to redeploy more US forces to Poland, says Russian defense minister

According to Shoigu, manpower of NATO Allied Command Operations deployed to Eastern Europe has surpassed 10,000 troops.

NATO plans to redeploy another US military contingent to Poland in the near future, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told reporters on Saturday.

According to Shoigu, manpower of NATO Allied Command Operations deployed to Eastern Europe has surpassed 10,000 troops.

“In the near future additional American units are planned to be redeployed to Poland,” Shoigu added.

“Under the pretext of the need to ‘strategically constrain’ Russia, the United States and other non-regional members of the alliance are bolstering their military presence in Eastern Europe,” the minister continued.

He said that the military build-up close to Russian borders take place despite NATO commitments not to deploy “considerable military forces” near the contact line, as it was stipulated in the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997.

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David Newman

Initially a business lawyer, I started my career in territorial administration. After an MBA, I worked in various private groups, in the security and defence sector, mainly in Europe and the Middle East. By family tradition and also by professional experience, I am particularly passionate about military and defence matters. The evolution of European global security is one of my interests, in all its aspects: political, military, industrial, research…