U.S. scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

The Pentagon has canceled plans to temporarily deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, a surprise decision that renews questions about President Donald Trump’s expected troop cuts in Europe.

The Pentagon has canceled plans to temporarily deploy 4,000 U.S.-based troops to Poland, two U.S. officials said, a surprise decision that renews questions about President Donald Trump’s expected troop cuts in Europe.

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A Pentagon spokesperson declined comment, while a lawmaker said ⁠the decision had not yet been notified to Congress. No formal announcement has been made.

The decision, first reported by Army Times, came just two weeks after the Pentagon announced it was withdrawing 5,000 troops from NATO ally Germany, in part due to a widening rift over the Iran war between Trump and Europe.