NATO's Rutte welcomes Trump sending troops to Poland

​NATO's chief ​Mark Rutte said ‌on Friday ​he welcomed U.S. President Donald ‌Trump's announcement to send 5,000 troops to Poland, through he added the trend ‌is still towards a ‌stronger Europe less reliant on the United States for its defence.

"Let's be ⁠clear: ​the ⁠trajectory we are on - which is ⁠a stronger Europe and a stronger NATO, ​making sure we will over time, ⁠step by step, be less ⁠reliant ​on one ally only ... will continue", Rutte told reporters ⁠ahead of a NATO meeting in Sweden's ⁠Helsingborg.