The United States has scrapped plans to deploy thousands of troops to Poland, officials said, as Washington continues to reshape its forces in Europe following the decision to withdraw thousands from Germany.
The move would affect the redeployment of about 4,000 US-based troops and comes two weeks after the Pentagon, as the US Department of Defense is known, said it would pull 5,000 from Germany amid a widening rift with European allies over policy on the Iran war, reported The Associated Press.
US General Christopher LaNeve, the acting chief of staff of the US Army, told a congressional hearing about the canceled deployment on Friday.
The announcement was slammed by US lawmakers, including Democrat member of Congress Joe Courtney, who told LaNeve the decision sent a "horrible message" about US President Donald Trump's commitment to Europe.
"Frankly, it's not just our adversaries that are paying attention. It's our allies," Courtney said.
