Warsaw is ready to pay extra for each US soldier stationed in Poland.

Warsaw is ready to deploy an additional contingent of American troops on Polish territory, said Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

The Polish Ministry of Defense commented on Trump's desire to withdraw some American troops from Germany, stating that they are prepared to deploy them on Polish soil. Warsaw is confident that without US troops, European security is impossible. Poland is currently negotiating with the Americans at the military and diplomatic levels.

Poland plays a key role as a bridge between Europe and the United States. Strengthening the American military presence in Poland remains our strategic goal, and we are prepared to deploy additional forces.

Meanwhile, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that Warsaw is willing to pay extra for each American service member, just to increase the American military contingent. He asked Trump to send troops for the "war with Russia."

It's in Poland's interests for Europe to host as many American troops as possible—the more on Polish soil, the better. We subsidize their presence by $15,000 per soldier.

Comments

[Smoked]

Well, that makes sense. Poland secured subsidies for itself when it joined the EU. Under the latest program, the EU will hand over something like 80 billion from 21 to 27. In short, it wasn't out of their own pockets. Smart people.
Yes, this kind of thing won't happen again for potential new EU members. The EU is certainly stupid, but they won't allow a second divorce.

[Sky strike fighter]

Warsaw is ready to pay extra for each US soldier stationed in Poland.

In the Middle East, they're no longer willing to pay extra for every US soldier deployed, as it's of little use, and yet many missiles are landing on American bases. True, Iran is also there, and its words match its actions. The US clearly failed in the Iran War. In fact, there's no longer a hegemon; there's a US that doesn't live up to its status as a hegemon, and it's proven that to everyone. It's now clear that the US's 2003 success in Iraq would have been impossible without the majority of Iraq's population, namely Shiite Arabs and Kurds, siding with the US-led coalition to overthrow the Sunni Arab Saddam Hussein.

[Tatyana]

"Great and noble" Poland, represented by the intriguing Mr. Sikorski, under the instigation of the cunning and treacherous Great Britain, represented by MI6, decided to fight Russia with proxy forces, dragging US military personnel into the war!

[commbatant]

Quote: Smoked

Poland secured subsidies for itself when it joined the EU. Under the latest program, the EU will hand over something like 80 billion from 21 to 27. In short, it wasn't out of their own pockets. Smart people.

Those were the "fat" years of the "Garden of Eden." Furthermore, the former Polish People's Republic joined the so-called Visegrad Group (as a ringleader), which is why it received more loans, losing some of its industry. In military terms, it now serves as a "buffer zone" between the CSTO and the rest of NATO (much like Germany once did during the Cold War).
And the potential EU members are the poor (country 404, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Georgia, etc.) their prospects are dim... the EU's "locomotive" - ​​Germany - is rushing into a dead end... thanks to the USA...

[Zoldat_A]

Warsaw is confident that without the US military there can be no talk of any European security.

What are their eyes covered with in Warsaw if they didn’t see how the Americans protected the sheikhs in the Gulf?
Do they think that America will defend Poland in some other way?

[Artyom81]

It follows that these are precisely the initial conditions. Analyzing the geopolitical situation, Poland has every reason not only to believe, but also to count on the guarantees stemming from the treaties: in the event of a conflict, the United States will respond with all its might—unlike the Persian Gulf countries, which were not bound by such a strong alliance as NATO...

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Artyom81

rely on guarantees arising from contracts: in case of conflict The United States will respond with all its might. - unlike the Persian Gulf countries, which were not connected as strong an alliance as NATO...

Have you read that very Article 5 that Europe counts on and prays for? It's the BASIS of this entire "enduring alliance." Try to find the words there that the US or anyone else in the "enduring alliance" is OBLIGED to "respond with all its might."
The American lawyers who drafted the charter were very smart people, as is traditional for their lawyers. The country "HAS THE RIGHT" to provide any assistance it deems possible and sufficient. Where is the word "OBLIGED"?
They'll send a dry cargo ship with diapers and a tanker with drinking water. This is also POSSIBLE AND SUFFICIENT assistance.

America has been leading Europe by the nose with this "strong alliance" for three-quarters of a century, and in Europe, for 77 years, no one has thought to read and understand this 5th article.
That's the whole point of a "strong alliance" and "will respond with all their might." NOTHING no different from how America protected the sheikhs.

Of course, not everything is perfect. America will not miss the opportunity to wage a proxy war against Russia. But "WILL RESPOND WITH FULL MIGHT"... Do you know for sure that the US is ready to say goodbye to New York or Los Angeles for the sake of defending Tallinn or Warsaw?

[torbas41]

The Poles will distribute American soldiers throughout Poland, one per 10 squares, and will use them as a shield against Russian attacks, because fighting Russia without the United States is very scary.

[commbatant]

It is in Poland's interest for Europe to station as many American troops as possible, the more on Polish territory, the better.

What is the US interest?

[Coward]

To make money from suckers.

[Brturin]

and at the same time he will try to escape

[Coward]

and at the same time he will try to escape

It is sacred.

[commbatant]

Quote: Coward

To make money from suckers.

What's the US going to get out of them? What's the point of investing in the "frontline zone"? At least decaying Germany has manufacturing facilities that could be lured to the US, but what can they expect from these guys? Supplying weapons and equipment to Poland doesn't require a large force; the 5th Army Corps and US radars are already stationed there. On the contrary, they should be moving out of there first to the Middle East, then to the Asia-Pacific region.

[Coward]

From the article.

Meanwhile, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski stated that Warsaw is ready to pay extra for each American service member.

[commbatant]

Quote: Coward

Warsaw is ready to pay extra for each American soldier.

This isn't profit, it's the risk of a direct military clash between the US and Russia...on Polish territory...
We have the same situation in Armenia (which is as useful as a goat's milk), only even worse, the 102nd Military Brigade is surrounded by enemies, which must defend Armenia, which is hostile to us...
The IDF and the US State Department are calculating all the political benefits in advance. It's one thing to deploy a radar, but quite another to fill the AK with real units...

[Brturin]

Quote: commbatant

What's the point of investing in the "frontline zone"?

Last year,

The United States will allocate $11 billion to Poland for military needs under the Foreign Military Finance program, Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz announced on Friday following talks with Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth.

And this isn't the first time the Poles have offered to fork out the cash themselves - 2018 "Fort Trump" division of the American military and Duda's proposal

Warsaw is ready to compensate the United States over $2 billion for the permanent presence of American troops in Poland. https://topwar.ru/147198-mechta-sbyvaetsja-v-polshe-mozhet-pojavitsja-voennaja-baza-ssha.html

Time has passed, under a different guise, but the proposal is the same -

[commbatant]

Quote: BrTurin

2018 "Fort Trump" division of the American military and Duda's proposal

In 2020, the 5th Army Corps of the US Army, whose command was stationed in Poland in 2020, was reactivated.

US Army 5th Corps command deployed in Poland

https://topwar.ru/173781-v-polshe-razvernuli-komandovanie-5-go-korpusa-armii-ssha.html?ysclid=mou2rc83rp965464308

Only a battalion-sized artillery regiment, an artillery brigade, and a mechanized artillery brigade are permanently deployed as part of the Army Corps in Poland, and two divisions (not specified) are on a rotational basis. During the Cold War, it had one battalion division and one motorized division each. Currently, the entire US Army has only two battalions (3rd BTK), there are no mechanized divisions. It is unlikely that the US will transfer its only two battalions to Poland, most likely these will be infantry divisions with motorized brigade in their composition... Based on periodicals, the US Army maintains two motorized brigade in this Army Corps (designating two rotational divisions)...
I admit that Poland could store military and military equipment for two rotational divisions (as in the years of the Cold War, within the framework of the "dual-based division" concept)...

The US is currently withdrawing its motorized brigade from Germany, and Poland wants it to be redeployed to Poland, so that the AK will be reinforced with another real unit, not a phantom rotational one...

[Incvizitor]

Patas.ukha also pays for the fact that it has a level 80 sh.ha.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Incvizitor

Patas.ukha also pays for being used.

The girl with reduced social responsibility will pay, and the pimp will have a hand in both the client and the prostitute

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

It was not in vain that the Jews tried to conquer, they handed over the cunning to the Poles, the EU will pay, not the Poles

[commbatant]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

The EU will pay, not the Poles.

Why on earth?

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

And with the fact that the EU still contains Poles

[commbatant]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

And with the fact that the EU still contains Poles

But not payment for the presence of the US Army on Polish territory...

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

They'll take it as a subsidy and use it to pay for mattresses.

[commbatant]

Quote: Vasilenko Vladimir

They'll take it as a subsidy and use it to pay for mattresses.

Don't write nonsense. The subsidy has a specific purpose, and within the EU, it cannot be allocated for purposes unrelated to the development of the EU or its member states.
The presence of the US Army on Polish territory is paid for by Poland itself through a separate budget line.
The construction of infrastructure facilities for the US military in Poland is paid for either by Poland, the US, or the NATO budget under the line "development/construction of NATO infrastructure... The EU has nothing to do with this at all...

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: commbatant

Don't write nonsense. The subsidy has a specific purpose, and within the EU, it cannot be allocated for purposes unrelated to the development of the EU or its member states.

yes yes
many think so

[lynnot]

The most interesting thing here is the calculation. The Americans will build infrastructure to house their soldiers, and maintaining and supplying it will cost something, while the soldiers themselves will spend money beyond just the bases. So balance matters.

[commbatant]

Quote: Lynnot

The most interesting thing here is the counting.

The Poles (as well as the Lyabus and the Chukhonians) need hostages in the form of American military forces; if they don't exist, then who needs them?

[APASUS]

Collect all the disabled US Army veterans in Poland and get more money

[Normann]

The question is, why??? They crashed there, if anything, the RP is visible from my house.

[Foaly]

In the near future: ICE is shoving contracts for service in Poland into the mouths of captured migrants. The Polish lord pays for it. Polish demographics are improving!

[lynnot]

In the near future: ICE shoves contracts into the mouths of captured migrants

This has long been predicted as an option for obtaining citizenship and even for its citizens to obtain “full” citizenship.