The situation of the US troops in Europe is in flux.

After many European NATO allies failed to live to their alliance with the US during the military confrontation against Iran, the US Donald J. Trump administration decided to accelerate the process of withdrawing troops from Europe.

The first move was to move 5,000 troops out of Germany, after ‘big mouth’ Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Iran had ‘humiliated’ the US during peace negotiations.

After that, a deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland was also reported to be canceled.

US President Donald Trump said he would send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, reversing course on a plan to suspend an Army deployment to the allied countryhttps://t.co/j5Oh5hma1p

— Bloomberg (@business)May 21, 2026

But today, in a reversal, Trump decided to send 5,000 more troops to Poland.

“Trump, in a Truth Social post, cited his relationship with Poland’s conservative nationalist president, Karol Nawrocki, as the reason behind his decision​to send additional troops.

[…] The U.S.​had been reviewing its troop presence in Europe and had​long been expected to scale it back following demands from Trump that NATO take a larger role in the defense of Europe.”

Watch: two weeks ago, Trump already floated the possibility of moving US troops to Poland.

Source: The Gateway Pundit