Poland Seeks ‘Honest Talks’ With US on Troop Levels in NATO Ally

Poland seeks to hold “honest talks” with the US after it was blindsided by Washington’s decision to halt deployment of its troops to the NATO ally, according to Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz.

“We understand there’s a reorganization of the US presence in Europe but this reorganization can’t happen at the cost of the biggest American ally in Europe,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday.

His comments come after the US paused the deployment of 4,000 troops rotating into Poland — which has hosted about 10,000 US military personnel in past years. The east European country sees itself as a model NATO ...