Pentagon open to Poland's offer to host permanent U.S. base, Polish minister says

The US Department of Defense is open to Poland hosting a permanent US military presence, following a positive response to Poland's proposal after a meeting between US and Polish defence officials.

​The U.S. Department ​of Defense is open ‌to Poland's ​offer to host a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland, ‌Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Brussels.

Poland has ‌been pushing for a bigger allied presence ‌on NATO's eastern flank after Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in 2022. "I had the opportunity to speak today with the ⁠Secretary ​of War — we ⁠discussed collective defence and cooperation," Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters in Brussels.

"The ⁠U.S. responded positively to Poland's proposal to establish a ​permanent U.S. military base in Poland." No decision ⁠has been taken yet, he added. Poland has so ⁠far hosted ​U.S. troops on a rotational basis.

On Thursday, Hegseth announced a new review of America's troop ⁠deployments in Europe and threatened to withhold some ⁠U.S. dues to ⁠NATO if "free riding" allies did not meet their defence spending commitments.