US paratroopers in Poland amidst Ukraine crisis
A group of about US 150 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team landed in Poland on Wednesday. They will hold exercises with their Polish colleagues at a military training area in the north west of the country.
“In a world full of threats Poland needs strong allies such as the USA,” Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said. “Let us remember that our American friends are experts in small steps that are giant leaps for mankind.”
Meanwhile Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the number of US soldiers taking part in the training may be increased. “The exercise and the presence of American soldiers is not a short-term issue,” he said. “We assume that [the presence] may be increased at any moment, depending on needs.”
