Duda and Trump discussed the creation of a military base “Fort Trump” in Poland

The heads of state held a meeting on Saturday, February 22. Duda became the first European leader to be received in Washington after Trump was sworn in on January 20, 2025. Commenting on the results of the talks, Duda noted that the American president called Poland "one of the best allies." “We talked about several cases, among other things, about Fort Trump,” Duda said in a statement on the TV channel Republika. Details of the plan for the base were not disclosed. During Trump’s previous presidential term (2017-2021), Duda proposed creating such a base, but after Joe Biden came to power in the United States, these plans were frozen. The Polish president, after a meeting with Trump, said he had no concerns about reducing the American military presence in the republic. He said, “America is investing in security.” About 10,000 American troops are currently stationed in Poland. Earlier, NBC, citing American officials, reported that the head of the Pentagon Pete Hegset privately told Ukrainian officials that the United States is considering withdrawing a large part of the American armed forces from Europe. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that during the negotiations with the United States held on February 18 in Riyadh, Russia did not raise the issue of withdrawing NATO infrastructure from Eastern Europe. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the parties discussed the need for the West to adopt a new distribution of forces in the world.

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