00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland,
00:07a week after the Pentagon cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops.
00:12In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the decision was based on the election of Karl
00:17Nawrotsky as president, who he endorsed during elections last year.
00:22It was not clear whether the additional troops were part of the previous planned deployment
00:27or a different operation.
00:28The announcement raises more uncertainty as the White House has signaled in recent weeks
00:33that it intends to reduce the overall troop levels in Europe.
00:38Earlier this month, the U.S. also announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany
00:42after a row between Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran.
00:48NATO Chief Marko Ritzel welcomed Trump's decision on Friday to send additional troops to Poland
00:54ahead of a meeting of alliance foreign ministers in Sweden.
00:58NATO Chief Marko Ritzel
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