No changes in US forces deployed in Poland: Pentagon to Al Mayadeen
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Pentagon Spokesperson Patrick Ryder says the US continues to communicate with NATO countries and takes the military alliance's security seriously.
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The 82nd Airborne Division sets up camp at a military airport in Mielec, southeastern Poland, February 12, 2022 (AP)
Pentagon Spokesperson Patrick Ryder claimed on Tuesday that there was no increase or repositioning of US forces deployed in Poland or other NATO countries.
In response to a question posed by Al Mayadeen's correspondent, Ryder stressed that the Pentagon takes NATO's security seriously, and continues to communicate with the military alliance's countries after Poland announced an increase in the number of its forces on the border with Belarus.
Last June, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated during the European Council summit in Brussels that his country wanted to deploy US nuclear weapons in response to Russia's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
It is noteworthy that about 12,000 US soldiers are currently deployed in Poland. The United States and NATO deployed advanced combat groups in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, before and during the start of the war in Ukraine.
Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda called on US Vice President Kamala Harris to accelerate the pace of supplying American weapons to his country, against the backdrop of "Poland's need to strengthen its defense security."
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