Biden Says No Need for More US Troops Ahead of Poland’s Request
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Soldiers on a tank turret during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brilliant Jump 2024 exercise in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, on Feb. 26.
Photographer: Liesa Johannssen/BloombergPresident Joe Biden said there was no need for additional US troops to bolster Poland’s border ahead of a request from that country’s head of state for more personnel and military equipment to ease worries over Russian aggression on NATO’s eastern flank.
“There’s no need for more troops at the Polish border, but I’m meeting with the prime minister tomorrow,” Biden told reporters on Monday.