Macierewicz: Poland to permanently host 1,000 UK troops

Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz told catholic broadcaster Radio Maryja on Thursday evening that Britain will permanently station 1,000 military personnel in Poland from next year. The statement is in contradiction to Wednesday's claims by UK Defense Minister Michael Fallon, who said that Great Britain will send 1,000 soldiers for exercises. "One of the decisions, which resulted from yesterday's talks (is) a permanent presence of the British forces on Polish territory, that is 1,000 soldiers, who will be permanently stationed on Polish territory from next year," Macierewicz said. "They will switch around, it will be a rotational, but a permanent presence of 1,000 soldiers," Macierewicz stated.