Hundreds of US troops come to Poland for exercises

Nearly 600 US soldiers with tanks have arrived in Poland and the Baltic states where they will take part in the NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve military exercises. Polish Defense Ministry said the aim of the exercises, part of was to "guarantee the security of European allies in the face of the latest aggression of Russia in Ukraine." "The Americans are training for the deployment of forces and for cooperation with allies," Artur Goławski, a spokesman for Poland's armed forces, told Reuters. Some 200 of the US troops will be stationed in Poland, while the rest will be located in the Baltic States. "The presence of military units...is an expression of the strength of U.S.-Polish bilateral relations and of the commitment following from Art. 5 (of the NATO treaty) on collective defense," the Polish ministry said.