aug 4, 2020 - "Poland Agrees To Pay Almost All Costs of US Troop Presence" -Breaking Defense 2020, Aug 04

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Breaking Defense 2020, Aug 04 - Poland Agrees To Pay Almost All Costs of US Troop Presence

As the Pentagon starts planning to pull troops out of Germany, and demands more money from South Korea, Poland is opening its wallet to bring more Americans in.

WASHINGTON: The Polish government will pay the majority of costs associated with stationing 5,500 US troops at bases within its borders as part of a new security cooperation pact, the Pentagon has confirmed to Breaking Defense.

The deal comes as the Trump administration keeps prodding longtime allies like South Korea and Japan to pay more of the costs of tens of thousands of US troops within their borders, while President Trump has complained that countries like Germany don’t meet defense spending goals outlined by NATO.