Comments trump, as usual, was thoroughly imbued with care about the financial side of the question. He stressed that the Americans “will send more troops, but to pay for it will be Warsaw.” Trump, repeating the line of the joint statement, confirmed that the transfer was designed to “send a strong signal to Russia,” to strengthen the capacity of defense and deterrence on NATO’s Eastern flank. However, deciding whether to be soldiers, “uncle Sam” on German soil or not, the President of the United States cares at all about the architecture of security in Europe, but only about whose pipes Germany buys gas.
the Relations of the administration of the tramp and Berlin have already gone downhill.
Laperouse the interests of American mining companies trump openly requires European countries to reduce imports of Russian “blue fuel”, but instead of buying more expensive overseas liquefied natural gas (LNG). Attempts by Berlin to act in their own interests cause him undisguised irritation. In addition, trump is not the first time chastised Germany for lack of financial contribution to NATO. He estimated the debt of Berlin before the Alliance in a trillion dollars, without specifying where this figure. Previously, he has threatened to reduce military strength in Germany, up to 25 thousand people, if the German government will not pay for their placement and will not increase defense spending to 2 percent of GDP as required by NATO membership.
Although trump was not generally a supporter of US military presence abroad, and the “hawks” in America, and some foreign allies of Washington have long figured out how to get her from the head of the White house, which considers security issues solely in a transactional way. If trump doesn’t need to build a complex of political, defence or international legal argument. American military protection today the easiest way to buy.
the Benefit for America was announced at the same press conference with the Polish President. First, is preparing to sign an agreement under which Poland will invite American companies to develop their nuclear energy. In addition, the Polish leader expressed willingness to increase purchases of us LNG. That earned the praise of trump, noting that Poland, unlike Germany, probably, does not receive resources from the Russian pipelines. Duda, not accidentally gone to American capital on the eve of presidential elections in Poland, for its part energetically ready to accept more American soldiers. Poland has long sought a strengthened military presence of the West on its territory in defiance of Russia.
And in 2018, the Polish President, picking up the keys to susceptible to flattery Trump, proposed to create the country’s American military base “Fort Trump.” In the Republic now stationed about 5 thousand American soldiers supposedly on a rotational basis. This formulation of the Western military has invented, in order formally to violate the Founding act Russia-NATO, because military bases in Eastern Europe may be in conflict with its provisions. In fact, all have been broken – the presence of NATO troops near Russian borders constant for several years, changing only the personnel. Earlier, us Ambassador to Poland Georgette of Mosbacher hinted that the US may have to move to Poland and part of its nuclear weapons from Germany, but trump and Duda statements on this matter have been made.
the trump reiterated his mantra about the intention to “get along with Russia”, in which he sincerely believes. The White house did not seem to understand what historical Parallels in Moscow cause of his friendly overtures, together with the March East of the Elbe.
Press Secretary of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov, said that Poland’s willingness to serve as a springboard for military infrastructure and NATO, of course, is a threat. Moscow reminded about the undesirability and danger “consistent drift” NATO’s military infrastructure towards Russia’s borders, forcing her to take steps to ensure their security.
the Head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev is sure that Moscow “is not as important motives of the trump as worried about their possible consequences”. In his opinion, the redeployment of troops trump sends a signal, which is absolutely ochevino the exact opposite of his desire to “get along” with Moscow.
In Poland the results of the visit of President Andrzej Duda in Washington estimate differently. His supporters are happy that the White house “promised him something”, the opponents state that, as always, “nothing specific”, and wags have noted that members of the Polish delegation managed to take free tests for coronavirus. Expectations from this trip were very high. On Sunday in Poland will have presidential elections, and the position of the pipe, which would be re-elected for a second term, weakens.
In this situation, a “friendly meeting” with trump and the promise of strengthening the US military presence in Poland was supposed to be the trump card that would blend competitors all the cards a few days before the election. However, at a joint press conference the US President was preceded by the phrase about the transfer of their troops from Germany to Poland the word “possible” than the Dude ruined the whole election effect from the trip. “No one could have imagined. Since the President of Poland for four days before the election, flew to Washington to meet with trump, so he had good reason. Of course, nobody expected that Poland will arrive in 9 thousand American soldiers from Germany, but ��the ikoma could not come to mind that Duda will not achieve anything,” – summed up the visit of his President to the United States journalists authoritative news portal Onet.pl. Competitors of President in the upcoming elections also did not hide his skepticism. One of the presidential candidates the Vladislava Cominac-Reed wrote that “I would like to know how much it will cost this trip,” and had in mind not the cost of the flight. The current American contingent, mostly located in the Western part of the country close to the borders with Germany and the Czech Republic.
But in Warsaw I dream to increase its size and to place American soldiers in the Eastern regions of Poland. The negotiations with trump are maintained from year to year, but, despite numerous pats of Polish leaders on the shoulder and allegations that Poland’s closest ally, while that the poles receive only the opportunity to invest their money in the American military industry. Last year for affectionate glance in the White house, the Polish leader has pledged to cover the costs of additional stay of the American forces in their country. And the purchase by Poland of 32 military aircraft F-35, according to estimates by the Polish media, will cost the budget billions of euros.
American portal Vox.com noticed that Poland was “bought American troops.” But even in such circumstances, the chances for increased American military presence in Poland due to the troops stationed in Germany are still unclear. Local media cite data published in the Wall Street Journal article of the adviser of the US President for national security Robert About Brian, which says where you will be transferred to American troops. In Japan, Hawaii, GUAM, Alaska and Australia, but Poland is not a word.
Prepared Ariadna Rokossovskaya
