WARSAW: Poland has a proposal to welcome a permanent deployment of US troops to the country, including helping to defray the costs, the defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday, amid fears over recent aggression by neighbouring Russia.
Pawel Soloch, head of the office of national security at the Polish presidency, had revealed in a television interview that a defence ministry "information document" showed that Poland could spend between $1.5 to $2 billion to help cover the cost of a US tank unit.
"Yes, we are interested in the presence of American forces in our country and we have submitted -- including to think tanks -- some options that we could offer if such decisions were adopted," Soloch said.
Contacted by AFP, the defence ministry confirmed the "Proposal for a US Permanent Presence in Poland", which has been passed on to several governmental institutions, Congress and main think-tanks.
Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and involvement in the insurgency in eastern Ukraine have raised concerns among Nato member countries like Poland which border Russia about increased aggression.
The proposal published in the Polish media triggered an immediate response from Moscow. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that "the progressive expansion of Nato military structures near our borders... will not benefit in any way the security and stability on the continent" and will lead "to reciprocal measures by Russia to restore the balance of power each time it is violated". According to the document published by Onet.pl, the Polish funds would be used to improve infrastructure ahead of the potential arrival of American soldiers.
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