Yesterday, September 18, Andrzej Duda at a joint press conference with Donald trump urged the US to increase the Polish presence of American troops and military equipment and even offered to establish a permanent military base — Fort trump.
According to the Polish leader, this strategically important facility will be protected against threats from Russia.
«I firmly believe that this is possible,» said Andrzej Duda, adding that the increased presence of American military in the interests of the United States and Poland.
In response, Donald trump announced that the United States is already considering the possibility of creating in Poland a military base. According to the head of the White house, he shared the concerns of Poland in connection with a possible Russian aggression.
Poland wants 3 thousand US troops were in the country on a permanent basis and are willing to invest in the construction of the American Fort $2 billion Of its decision the White house will report sometime in early 2019, reports the Associated Press.
According to trump, they discussed with his Polish counterpart and other issues related to defense, energy and economy. The Alliance between the United States and Poland still «never been stronger», said trump.
President Donald trump and the first lady Melania trump with the President of Poland Andrzej Duda and his wife Agatha Kornhauser-Duda
Also during the meeting in the oval office, the US President once again criticized the new gas pipeline between Germany and Russia «Nord stream-2». In his opinion, this «ridiculous» and «absurd» the project will benefit only Russia and will increase the dependence of Central Europe on Russian gas.
