Warsaw // The United States will deploy 1,000 troops to Poland as part of broader Nato efforts to reassure former Communist eastern member states fearful of a more assertive Russia.The troops will serve “shoulder to shoulder” with Polish forces, US president Barack Obama told a summit of Nato leaders in the Polish capital on Friday.They are expected to conduct frequent training missions and will be mechanised, meaning they would have regular infantry equipment including armoured personnel carriers, he said.Britain said earlier this week it would commit 650 troops to a separate battalion, and fellow Nato allies Germany and Canada have …read more
Source: The National