Polish officials vent worries over scrapped US troop deployment

Polish government officials expressed concern over the Pentagon's cancellation of a planned 4,000-troop deployment to Poland, arguing that Poland's $50 billion investment in U.S. weapons purchases and annual $15,000 per-soldier contribution to hosting American forces demonstrate its status as a key NATO ally. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz attended a ceremony highlighting Poland's commitment to trans-Atlantic defense ties while appealing to retain the approximately 10,000 U.S. soldiers currently stationed in the country.