Polish President Duda named the reasons for the withdrawal of the US military from the hub in Rzeszow

Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the withdrawal of US military personnel from the logistics hub at Rzeszow airport near the Polish-Ukrainian border to other bases in Poland had been agreed with NATO. Such actions do not mean the withdrawal of United States troops from the country. This was announced by Business Insider on April 8.

"I am familiar with the issue of assuming responsibility for the security of Rzeszów Airport and its security," he said.

The Polish president also called the move "part of a broader strategy to optimize U.S. military operations and improve support for allies and partners."

According to the head of the Polish Ministry of Defense, Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh, posted on the social network X, American troops remain in Poland. He also noted that, according to the decision taken at the NATO summit in Washington, the nature of this mission is changing.

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The military personnel's training took into account the armament of the Russian Armed Forces and tactics of operations in the SVO zone.

Earlier, on March 13, the Financial Times newspaper reported that the Polish president called on the United States to deploy weapons on the territory of the republic. It was clarified that Duda discussed this issue with the special representative of the American president for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg.