00:00U.S. President Donald Trump said there was major progress towards the creation of a U.S. military base in
00:06Poland, which he hailed as a historic step in the two countries' bilateral ties.
00:11In a post on social media, Trump suggested that a final agreement was imminent, adding that if the deal is
00:17reached, the location will be announced very soon.
00:21The U.S. currently has around 10,000 rotational troops in Poland, stationed across the 11 installation sites, and a
00:28U.S. Army garrison, headquartered in Poznan.
00:31The decision to station troops in Europe is an apparent change of tone for the Republican president, who over the
00:37last few months has threatened repeatedly to pull troops from the continent amid disagreements with their leaders.
00:42Trump had lambasted European NATO allies over what he deemed a lack of military spending and over-reliance on U
00:49.S. defenses.
00:50Earlier in the year, he threatened to pull troops out of Poland, a decision he later reversed, and announced the
00:57expansion of existing U.S. force presence by 5,000 troops.
01:01The deal, which Trump says is being brokered with his friend, Polish President Karol Nawrowski, also comes after Washington granted
01:09Warsaw $4 billion in military aid in September.
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