Duda looks forward to working with Trump

The Polish president, Andrzej Duda, has written a letter to the president-elect in the United States, Donald Trump. In the letter, he wished the president-elect a successful term and states that he “looks forward to numerous discussions” with Trump. Apparently alluding to the future presence of over 1,000 US troops on Polish soil as part of a NATO plan to act as a deterrent to Russia’s own military buildup in its western regions, he wrote that “Polish-American relations have become an important pillar of European and transatlantic stability...we sincerely hope that your leadership will open new opportunities for our cooperation based on mutual commitment.” Trump has, famously, during his election campaign, mentioned in interviews with the American press that moving US troops out of eastern Europe would “save the United States millions.” “We’re giving them a free ride (European countries) and they owe us,” he has said. Trump, who has also professed his admiration for Vladimir Putin and his style of leadership, is scheduled to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017.