By Tomasz Lezon with Reuters, PAP

US President Donald Trump has announced he will send an additional 5,000 American troops to Poland.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: "Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I was proud to Endorse, and our relationship with him, I am pleased to announce that the United States will be sending an additional 5,000 Troops to Poland."

The announcement came just two days after US Vice President J.D. Vance told reporters that the planned deployment of American forces to the Eastern European nation had been delayed.

The US has been reviewing its military presence in Europe in recent months, with mounting speculation that the Trump administration might reduce the number of US forces on the continent.